Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An upper undergarment, typically having short or no sleeves, worn next to the skin under a shirt.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A shirt or similar garment, as of woolen, worn under a shirt and next to the skin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A shirt worn next the skin, under another shirt; -- called also
undervest .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun an
upper undergarment with nocollar , and withshort or nosleeves , worn next to theskin under ashirt ; asinglet or (British) avest
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
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Examples
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Listen, I'm looking at this photo of Ripley in her underwear, from the original -- the undershirt is the same, but these briefs -- I think maybe they aren't really women's briefs, I think these are men's, like a Speedo version of undies.
GINNY BATES ON HALLOWEEN Maggie Jochild 2007
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During the winter a shirt with an undershirt is usually sufficient except on overcast and colder days when a light jacket will help.
Cuernavaca 2009
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But from my personal experience during the spring, summer and fall a shirt without undershirt is usually comfortable except on the very hottest days.
Cuernavaca 2009
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During the winter a shirt with an undershirt is usually sufficient except on overcast and colder days when a light jacket will help.
Cuernavaca 2009
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During the winter a shirt with an undershirt is usually sufficient except on overcast and colder days when a light jacket will help.
Cuernavaca 2009
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But from my personal experience during the spring, summer and fall a shirt without undershirt is usually comfortable except on the very hottest days.
Cuernavaca 2009
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During the winter a shirt with an undershirt is usually sufficient except on overcast and colder days when a light jacket will help.
Cuernavaca 2009
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But from my personal experience during the spring, summer and fall a shirt without undershirt is usually comfortable except on the very hottest days.
Cuernavaca 2009
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But from my personal experience during the spring, summer and fall a shirt without undershirt is usually comfortable except on the very hottest days.
Cuernavaca 2009
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During the winter a shirt with an undershirt is usually sufficient except on overcast and colder days when a light jacket will help.
Cuernavaca 2009
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