UNDERARM


Meaning of UNDERARM in English

I. ˈən-dər-ˈärm adjective

Date: 1816

1. : underhand 4

2. : placed under or on the underside of the arm

underarm seams

II. ˌən-dər-ˈärm adverb

Date: circa 1909

: underhand

III. ˈən-dər-ˌärm noun

Date: 1923

1. : armpit 1

2. : the part of a garment that covers the underside of the arm

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.