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In the United States and Canada, "panties" is the preferred term to refer to female undergarments. In the United Kingdom and occasionally in other Commonwealth countries such as Australia, [3] [4] and New Zealand, as well as in Ireland, panties may be referred to as "knickers", "undies", or simply "underwear".
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 November 2024. Clothes worn under other clothes For other uses, see Underwear (disambiguation). "Intimate apparel" redirects here. For the play, see Intimate Apparel (play). Boxer shorts and boxer briefs Panties or knickers Underwear, underclothing, or undergarments are items of clothing worn beneath ...
A woman wearing French knickers and a frilly white crop top. French knickers (also called tap pants in the United States) are a type of women's underwear or lingerie. The term is predominantly used in the United Kingdom (UK) and Australia [citation needed] to describe a style of underpants that look similar to a pair of shorts. French knickers ...
The New International Version (NIV) is a translation of the Bible into contemporary English. Published by Biblica, the complete NIV was released on October 27, 1978 [6] with a minor revision in 1984 and a major revision in 2011. The NIV relies on recently-published critical editions of the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts. [1] [2]
During the early 1980s, media interest in the then-Lady Diana Spencer brought a brief commercial revival of the look in women's and unisex fashion both in Europe and North America, particularly among the "town and country", "New Romantic", and "preppie" sets. By 1984, the style had waned as more top-heavy styles with snug pants rendered the ...
Culottes can also, in some cases, describe a split or bifurcated skirt [8] or any garment which "hangs like a skirt, but is actually pants." [1] During the Victorian Era (mid- to late-nineteenth century European culture) long split skirts were developed for horseback riding so that women could sit astride a horse with a man's saddle rather than ...
Lingerie (UK: / ˈ l æ̃ ʒ ər i, ˈ l ɒ n-/, US: / ˌ l ɒ n ʒ ə ˈ r eɪ, ˌ l æ n ʒ ə ˈ r iː /, [1] French: ⓘ) is a category of primarily women's clothing including undergarments (mainly brassieres), sleepwear, and lightweight robes. The choice of the word is often motivated by an intention to imply that the garments are alluring ...
[2] The word "slip" has come to refer to a number of other undergarments in various languages. In German, French, and Italian the word “slip“ is commonly used for panties. (This is a false friend, as is the use of "le smoking" to describe a tuxedo jacket.) "Slip" is also sometimes used for the brief style of men's underwear. [3]