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drawers

1560s, garments that are pulled (or "drawn") on; see draw (v.).

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drawers

n. 1 (plural of drawer English) 2 (context pluralonly English) Long underpants. 3 (context slang English) Any clothing covering the legs, such as shorts, trousers, underpants or breeches.

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drawers
  1. n. (usually in the plural) underpants worn by men [syn: underdrawers, shorts, boxers, boxershorts]

  2. (usually in the plural) underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing" [syn: bloomers, pants, knickers]

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Usage examples of "drawers".

Offler, Om and Blind Io, all important gods, and also to Anoia, a minor goddess of Things That Stick In Drawers.

He hung everything carefully away, moving about the bedroom in under drawers as long as Bermuda shorts and balbriggan undershirt with cap sleeves.

And there was a rare Austrian Biedermeier chest that, when all its drawers and doors and apertures were closed, looked like a big, fat faceless clock sitting atop a curly-legged table.

Attendant to the machine were numerous hand tools and gauges and drawers full of various steel blanks, just roughly machined metal shapes intended for further manufacturing into whatever specific purpose a technician might need.

The contents of her satchel amounted to two pairs of drawers, a chemise, and the blouse and black bombazine skirt she wore to work in the garden.

The lower part of the breakfront held three rows of drawers and the drawers I could pull open also contained nothing but the same browned paper.

But Maude and Alice seized the lovely brownette and dragged her down the steps, then removed all of her clothes except a pair of black silk drawers, tying her wrists and ankles with slim cords which were in turn made fast to rings sewn into the couch.

The small carpeted room was bare except for a gleaming chest of drawers bearing a lamp with an elaborate cut-glass shade.

He opened the drawers of the bureau and chiffonnier and strewed the contents about the room.