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Tights are also an undergarment and so tend to be thinner and somewhat sheer, whereas leggings can be thicker and worn as pants all on their own.
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Hazlitt, 10 Apr. 2024
There are features that can customize the undergarment for a more comfortable fit and confidence-building look, such as adjustable straps, removable cups, padding, and fun patterns and colors.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
Stewart very intentionally let her undergarments show beneath her top layer of clothes.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
The lineup gave fans a look into Jennie's everyday style with her favorite edgy athleisure and feminine pastel loungewear and undergarments included in the lineup.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
There must be a stylist out there who can work their magic with the help of the right undergarments and a great shoe.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
Fashion pioneer: Meet a man who built a business selling undergarments to male cross-dressers and transgender women in the 1970s, when doing so was more taboo.
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Bloomer Tech, co-founded by Alicia Chong Rodriguez, has created the Bloomer Bra, an undergarment with sensors that track health information to help detect and fight heart disease in women.
—Meg Oliver, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2024
Nude or coordinating underwear (or bras) that match your skin tone can minimize the visibility of undergarments through sheer fabrics.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 7 Nov. 2023
Hazlitt, 10 Apr. 2024
There are features that can customize the undergarment for a more comfortable fit and confidence-building look, such as adjustable straps, removable cups, padding, and fun patterns and colors.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
Stewart very intentionally let her undergarments show beneath her top layer of clothes.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
The lineup gave fans a look into Jennie's everyday style with her favorite edgy athleisure and feminine pastel loungewear and undergarments included in the lineup.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
There must be a stylist out there who can work their magic with the help of the right undergarments and a great shoe.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
Fashion pioneer: Meet a man who built a business selling undergarments to male cross-dressers and transgender women in the 1970s, when doing so was more taboo.
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Bloomer Tech, co-founded by Alicia Chong Rodriguez, has created the Bloomer Bra, an undergarment with sensors that track health information to help detect and fight heart disease in women.
—Meg Oliver, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2024
Nude or coordinating underwear (or bras) that match your skin tone can minimize the visibility of undergarments through sheer fabrics.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 7 Nov. 2023
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First Known Use
1530, in the meaning defined above
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undergarment
noun
un·der·gar·ment
ˈən-dər-ˌgär-mənt 
: a garment to be worn under another
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