UNDERDRESS


Meaning of UNDERDRESS in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: under (III) + dress, n.

: clothing worn under outer clothing ; especially : a decorative petticoat showing where the overskirt is draped back

II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ intransitive verb

Etymology: under (I) + dress, v.

: to dress more simply or less formally than is customary

after three winters of wartime underdressing — Time

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