Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| balconette | a lightly padded BRA. |
| basque | a kind of BODICE. |
| basqued | furnished with a BASQUE, a kind of bodice. |
| basquine | a kind of outer petticoat worn by Basque women. |
| bodice | a woman's stiffened inner garment. |
| bodyshaper | an undergarment worn to flatten the stomach, bottom etc. |
| boyshorts | a sort of lingerie that goes all the way down the hips. |
| bra | a BRASSIERE, a woman's undergarment worn to support the breasts. |
| braless | without a bra. |
| brassiere | a woman's undergarment worn to support the breasts. |
| broekies | (Afrikaans) underpants. |
| bustier | a strapless long-line BRASSIERE. |
| camiknickers camiknicks | a woman's undergarment combining a CAMISOLE and KNICKERS. |
| camisole cami | a loose BODICE with thin shoulder straps instead of sleeves. |
| chemise | a woman's shirt-like undergarment. |
| chemisette | an under-garment, worn by women, usually covering the neck, shoulders, and breast. |
| chuddies | (Indian) underwear. |
| corset | a close-fitting stiff inner BODICE; (verb) to support with a corset. |
| corsetry | corsets generally. |
| crinolette | a small CRINOLINE causing the dress to project behind only. |
| crinoline | a hooped petticoat or skirt made to project all round by means of steel wire. |
| crinolined | wearing a CRINOLINE. |
| drawers | a close-fitting undergarment for the lower part of the body and the legs. |
| falsie | a pad worn within a BRASSIERE. |
| frillies | underwear. |
| ginch gitch gonch gotch | (slang) underpants. |
| gotchies | (slang) underpants. |
| grundies | men's underpants. No GRUNDY*. |
| inexpressibles | (joc.) underwear. |
| innerwear | underwear. |
| jockstrap | a genital support worn esp by men participating in athletics. |
| knickered | wearing knickers. |
| knickers | women's or girls' underpants; a woman's undergarment covering (and sometimes gathered in at) the thigh. |
| knicks | (ab.) KNICKERS. |
| lingerie | underwear. |
| longies | long underwear. |
| pantalets pantalettes | long frilled drawers. |
| pantaletted | wearing PANTALETTES, long frilled drawers. |
| pantalettes | see PANTALETS. |
| pantalooned | wearing PANTALOONS. |
| pantie panty | a woman's or child's undergarment. |
| pants | knickers or underpants; (US) trousers. |
| panty | see PANTIE. |
| petti > PETTIS | (short for) petticoat. |
| petticoat | a skirt, esp an underskirt, or a garment of which it forms part. |
| scanties | underwear. |
| shapewear | underwear that shapes the body > SHAPEWEARS. |
| shift | a woman's undergarment, a CHEMISE. |
| singlet | a man's jersey underwear. |
| skivvy | a man's undervest; a drudge; (verb) to work as a skivvy, to drudge. |
| smalls | underwear. |
| smicket | a woman's under-garment; a smock. |
| snuggies | women's long underwear. N.B. no SNUGGY* or SNUGGIE*. |
| tanga | a brief string-like bikini; (women's or men's) briefs consisting of a waistband and a triangle of fabric at front and back, so that the hips are left exposed at either side. |
| teddie teddy | a one-piece undergarment for a woman. |
| trolleys | (sl.) men's underpants. |
| underclothes underclothing | clothes worn under others, esp those next to the skin. |
| undercrackers | (sl.) underwear. |
| underdaks | (Aus. sl.) underpants. |
| undergarment | any article of clothing worn under another, esp that worn next to the skin. |
| underlinen | underclothing. |
| undershirt | an undergarment worn under a shirt usu made of cotton. |
| underskirt | a PETTICOAT. |
| underthings | underwear. No UNDERTHING*. |
| undervest | an UNDERSHIRT. |
| underwear | clothes worn under one's outer clothes, esp next to the skin. |
| underwired | of a bra etc., having shape provided by a thin strip of metal. |
| undies | women's underclothing. |
| unmentionables | (joc.) underwear. |
| vest | an undergarment for the top half of the body, an UNDERSHIRT. |
| vestee | a garment worn under a woman's jacket or blouse. |
| vestless | without a vest. |
| vestlike | like a vest. |
| waspie | a ladies' corset which is laced or fitted tightly over the waist. |
| wyliecoat | a flannel UNDERVEST or petticoat. |