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Underskirt synonyms

ŭn'dər-skûrt'
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skirt
Something like a skirt, as a flap hanging from the side of a saddle or one covering the legs of a sofa, chair, etc.
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  1. Something like a skirt, as a flap hanging from the side of a saddle or one covering the legs of a sofa, chair, etc.
  2. An outer edge; a border or margin:
  3. A spray skirt.
slip
A small piece of paper, esp. one prepared for a specific use
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  1. A small piece of paper, esp. one prepared for a specific use
  2. A slight error or oversight, as in speech or writing:
  3. A woman's undergarment of dress length with shoulder straps.
half slip
A woman's skirtlike undergarment that hangs from the waist.
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  1. A woman's skirtlike undergarment that hangs from the waist.
  2. A woman's slip without a top
petticoat
(Historical) A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by men over a shirt and under the doublet.
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  1. (Historical) A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by men over a shirt and under the doublet.
  2. A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.
  3. A girl's or woman's undergarment, worn under a dress or skirt, that is often full and trimmed with ruffles or lace.
chemise
A woman's undergarment somewhat like a loose, short slip
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  1. A woman's undergarment somewhat like a loose, short slip
  2. A woman's loose, shirtlike undergarment.
  3. A loosely fitting dress that hangs straight; a shift.
shimmy
(Rare) A sleeveless chemise.
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  1. (Rare) A sleeveless chemise.
  2. A jazz dance, popular in the 1920s, characterized by much shaking of the body
  3. A chemise.
bustle
Excited and often noisy activity; a stir.
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  1. Excited and often noisy activity; a stir.
  2. (Computing) A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
  3. A framework or padding formerly worn at the back by women to puff out the skirt
hoopskirt
Alternative spelling of hoop skirt.
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  1. Alternative spelling of hoop skirt.
Find another word for underskirt. In this page you can discover 12 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for underskirt, like: skirt, slip, half slip, petticoat, chemise, shimmy, bustle, hoopskirt, clothes, underwear and petticoat.

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  • On other sealings we find a single overskirt with a pleated underskirt.

  • She was wearing a loose, ermine trimmed, gray damask robe over a red underskirt.

  • This lovely Victorian child's underskirt made from white cotton was designed to be worn under a long and ornate christening gown.

  • The plain underskirt has a lace trim around the hem.

  • The sari would be tucked into an underskirt, tied tightly around the waist, as can be seen here.

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