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Meaning of nether-shirt | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An undershirt.

Examples

And not content with imparting this valuable information to the public, the editor of the great daily publishes the results of his investigations into the probable cost of a nether-shirt of such fine material, [...]”
Because the men did not have uniforms, they presented a crazy quilt array of dress. "Many were shirtless, except the nether shirt, shoeless, hatless, and pantless — in fact, were quite 'less' in every way," Charles Hopkins noted.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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