Meaning of boxer short | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Attributive form of boxer shorts.
   attributive, form-of
2. Boxer shorts.
   uncommon

Examples

“[…] a simple boxer short type training pants with elastic waistbands rather than a complex belt or suspender apparatus and similarly, Colwell (1965) suggested using shirts with large buttons to train children to button and unbutton shirts […]”

“1 conservative swim suit (boxer short type)”

“While the young men all wore boxer short-type swimsuits and walked down the runway with little fan-fare, the young women wore near invisible bikinis, some surely held in place by glue or some such trick.”

“In it, the putative owner of a design mark consisting of a stylized boxer short-wearing skeleton sought to defeat the alleged infringer’s motion for summary judgment through declarations by his business associates that the marks in question were similar.”

“For their third catwalk collection, Alice Shreeve and Hannah Coniam – Belle & Bunty – took the theme of ‘the morning after the night before’, as the masculine ‘boyfriend’ shirt was unabashedly worn with braces and boxer short style hotpants in tropical palm prints taken from the wallpaper of old British stately homes.”

“The boxer short style resembled shorts and extended to the upper thigh. […] Teenage and college boys wore two styles of swimsuits: wool knit trunks or boxer short trunks.”

““What are your plans for today?” / “Laundry,” she mumbles into my chest. “I’ve noticed your lack of boxer short wearing.” / “Easy access, baby.””

“Looking at their drab boxer short type navy blue bathing suits, I thought I understood what motivated their request.”

“Kate lifted the loose camisole top and matching peach knickers, almost boxer short style.”

“The photographs captured by surfer/photographer Leroy Grannis from the 1960s show young men in loose-fitting nylon swim trunks or board shorts, boxer short-style, that fall just above the knee, or occasionally cut-off jean shorts.”

“Following the success of Klein’s designer underwear, other designers launched their own ranges, with some following Klein’s lead to produced variations of the staple white brief or traditional boxer short.”

“The symbolic status of the boxer short is enhanced by the various materials (workmanlike cotton or more glamorous satin) that they can be made out of and the numerous patterns that these fabrics may display: […]”

“The top layer is made of washed silk and tape-spooled lace woven with needle-spooled lace. This one-piece woven dress is constructed from three layers of cotton, with elastic woven into it to create shape. Underneath is a boxer short.”

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