(n. pl.) Clothes worn under others, especially those worn next the skin for warmth.
Example Sentences:
(1) According to responses on the questionnaires, deficits in continence ranging from 'sometimes' to 'frequently' included lack of control of flatus (35.1 per cent), soiling of underclothing (22.0 per cent) and accidental bowel movements (5.3 per cent).
(2) This officer was quietly feasting with imaginary knives and forks; that group roamed around clutching Teddy Bears; one man stripped to his underclothes and proclaimed himself to be Mahatma Gandhi; another sat cramped in a corner clutching a champagne cork; one chanted, with his hands over an imaginary basket of eggs, Lord have mercy on us, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy.
(3) The textile materials with reduced combustibility are chemically stable and do not release compounds in the contact aqueous medium, imitating the underclothes space.
(4) However, when intractable, continence nurse advisers are available to assist in the selection of suitable pads and underclothing.
(5) Of the responding women 85 (11.3%) experienced a urinary loss sufficient to necessitate the wearing of a sanitary napkin or change of underclothing several times a day.
Undersuit
Definition:
(n.) A suit worn under another suit; a suit of underclothes.