| babydoll |  | a short nightgown, or negligee intended as nightwear for women. |
| Bandeau |  | A bandeau is a strapless garment worn around a woman's breasts |
| Basque |  | a tight, form-fitting bodice or coat |
| bedjacket |  | A bedgown (sometimes bedjacket or shortgown) is an article of women's clothing for the upper body, usually thigh-length and wrapping or tying in front. |
| Bikini |  | A bikini or two piece is a women's swimsuit with two parts, one covering the breasts, the other the groin (and optionally the buttocks), leaving an uncovered area between the two (optionally in the case of the Tankini). It is often worn in hot weather or while swimming. The shapes of both parts of a bikini resemble women's underwear, and the lower part can range from revealing thong or g-string to briefs and modest square-cut shorts. |
| Blanket sleeper |  | is a type of especially warm sleeping garment worn primarily during the winter in the United States and Canada. |
| Bloomers |  | Women's baggy underpants fastened to just below or above the knee are also known as "bloomers" (or as "knickers" or "directoire knickers"). They were most popular in the 1910s and 1920s but continued to be worn by older women for several decades thereafter. Often the term "bloomers" has been used interchangeably with the pantalettes worn by women and girls in the mid 19th century and the open leg knee length drawers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
| bodice |  | A bodice is an article of clothing for women, covering the body from the neck to the waist. |
| BodyBriefer |  | A body briefer is a garment similar to the girdle but providing more comprehensive coverage and firmer shaping. The shape of body briefer has a similar form to a leotard but is constructed of heavier elasticated fabric and may contain wires to give additional support. |
| Bodystocking |  | A bodystocking is an article of lingerie, similar to a leotard or a catsuit. It is much the same thing as a unitard, but the term bodystocking is likely to be preferred when the garment is worn as an underlayer in cold weather. |
| Bodysuit |  | In clothing, a bodysuit or body is a unisex form-fitting garment that covers the torso; it often has sleeves and snaps at the crotch, and has varying collars. |
| Boyshorts |  | Boy shorts, also known as boy short panties, boys' cut, booty shorts, shorties, tap panties or boyleg briefs are a sort of lingerie that goes all the way down the hips. |
| Brassiere |  | A brassiere is an article of clothing that covers, supports, and elevates the breasts. Since the late 19th century, it has replaced the corset as the most widely accepted method for supporting a woman's breasts. |
| Bustier |  | It looks somewhat like a Basque, but a bustiere is shorter. |
| Bustle |  | A bustle is a type of framework used to expand the fullness or support the drapery of the back of a woman's dress, occurring predominantly between the mid- to late 1800s. Bustles were worn under the skirt in the back, just below the waist, to keep the skirt from dragging. Heavy fabric tended to pull the back of a skirt down and flatten it. Thus, a woman's petticoated or crinolined skirt would lose its shape during everyday wear (from merely sitting down or moving about). The word "bustle" has become synonymous with the fashion to which the bustle was integral. |
| camiknicker |  | A teddy, also called body and camiknicker, is a form of bodysuit-like lingerie, often worn in the boudoir |
| Camisole |  | In modern usage a camisole or cami is a loose-fitting sleeveless woman's undergarment which covers the top part of the body but is shorter than a chemise. |
| Cheeky | .jpg) | The thong (Cheeky) is a garment worn as either underwear or as a swimsuit by both women and men. |
| Chemise |  | In modern usage the term chemise generally refers to women's fashions that vaguely resemble the older shifts but are typically more delicate, and usually provocative. Most commonly the term refers to a loose-fitting, sleeveless, shirt-like undergarment or piece of lingerie. It can also refer to a short, sleeveless dress that hangs straight from the shoulders and fits loosely at the waist. |
| Control brief |  | A Control brief is a type of panty girdle undergarment with longer legs and a higher waist, normally worn by a woman to lift and shape her buttocks area while flattening the stomach area. They are made with thicker material than pantyhose and fit snugly to slim a woman's stomach and thighs. Some are made with padding on the hips and buttocks area to make those areas appear bigger. |
| Corsage |  | by elastic, covering the body from the neck to the waist, similar to a corset. n modern usage, corsage is often confused with a corset, but a corset is tighter. A bridal corset is often a corsage. |
| Corselet |  | or merry widow, combined brassiere and girdle |
| Corset |  | A corset is a garment worn to mold and shape the torso into a desired shape for aesthetic or medical purposes (either for the duration of wearing it, or with a more lasting effect) |
| Crinoline |  | Crinoline was originally a stiff fabric with a weft of horse-hair and a warp of cotton or linen thread. The fabric first appeared around 1830, but by 1850 the word had come to mean a stiffened petticoat or rigid skirt-shaped structure of steel designed to support the skirts of a woman’s dress into the required shape. In form and function it is very similar to the earlier farthingale. |
| Cupless bra |  | A cupless bra is a brassiere design composed of a frame with no support cups, or a bra which exposes the nipples with notched or contoured support cups. Usually worn as erotic lingerie, a cupless bra can cause the shape of the nipples to be prominently visible on an outer garment. |
| Falsies |  | In fashion, falsies is a term used in American English to denote padding for use in a brassiere to create the appearance of larger breasts. The term is also, more rarely, used for pads which create the appearance of larger buttocks. In both cases, there is a note of (more or less) amusement conveyed by the term. |
| Farthingale |  | Farthingale is a term applied to any of several structures used under Western European women's clothing in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries to support the skirts into the desired shape. It originated in Spain. |
| French knickers |  | French Knickers are a type of lingerie and are sometimes called the 'Cami knickers' too. They cover the hip, most of the upper thigh and all of the buttocks, and are denominated by the 'open leg' style, or loose fitting leg. They do not have elasticated leg cuffs, but allow a pleated, more comfortable fit. The style may have straight cut leg cuffs with or without trimming, or the leg cuffs may be bias cut to a degree. |
| French maid |  | The costumes are frequently worn to costume parties, and also used in drama/theater. They are sometimes worn for sexual roleplaying or by BDSM practitioners, either on brief occasions, or as a routine form of servitude to the dominant partner. |
| Garter |  | Garters are articles of clothing: narrow bands of fabric fastened about the leg, used to keep stockings up. |
| Girdle |  | The word girdle originally meant a belt. In modern English the term "girdle" is most commonly used for a form of women's foundation wear that replaced the corset in popularity. |
| Granny panties |  | People who wear granny underwear usually wear it because A) their mom bought it for them B) they don't like thongs or bikini cuts C) they're playing some kind of sport (oh, c'mon, you don't seriously think that all female athletes wear thongs, do you? Most "sporty" girls underpants are NOT thongs or really low cut.) D) they just like them and don't care what others think. / Slang |
| Hoop skirt |  | A hoop skirt or hoopskirt is a women's undergarment worn in various periods to hold the skirt extended into a fashionable shape. Hoop skirts typically consist of a fabric petticoat with casings to hold a stiffening material, variously rope, osiers, whalebone, steel, or nylon |
| Hosiery |  | Hosiery is knitted coverings for the legs and feet |
| Knee highs |  | Knee-highs are hosiery that covers the leg up to the knee. |
| Knickers |  | In the English speaking world, in particular United Kingdom, Ireland, some Commonwealth countries, and increasingly in United States, knickers is a word that is used to describe women's and men's underpants and undergarments, women's lingerie, and for sports pants sportswear |
| Leotard |  | A leotard is a unisex skin-tight one-piece garment that covers the torso but leaves the legs free. |
| Liberty bodice |  | The liberty bodice (Australian and British English), like the emancipation bodice or North American emancipation waist, was an undergarment for women and girls invented towards the end of the 19th century, as an innovative alternative to a corset. |
| Negligee |  | Modern negligees are often much looser and made of sheer and semi-translucent fabrics and trimmed with lace or other fine material, and bows. |
| Nightgown |  | A nightgown (also called a nightdress) is a loosely hanging item of nightwear. |
| Nightshirt |  | A nightshirt is a garment intended for sleeping in. It is somewhat longer than most regular shirts, reaching at least down to the thighs, but usually shorter than a dress or robe, leaving some of the legs uncovered. It is generally loose-fitting to avoid restricting the wearer's movement while sleeping. |
| Nursing bra |  | A nursing bra is a brassiere that provides additional support for milk-filled breasts, and permits comfortable breastfeeding without the need to remove the bra. |
| Pannier |  | Panniers or side hoops are women's undergarments worn in the eighteenth century to extend the width of the skirts at the side while leaving the front and back flat. |
| Pantalettes |  | Pantalettes are undergarments covering the legs worn by women, girls, and very young boys (before they were breeched) in the early- to mid-nineteenth century. |
| Panties |  | Panties (in the USA and Canada) or knickers or pants (in the UK and Commonwealth) or undies (in Australia and New Zealand) are a form of underwear, usually light and snug-fitting, designed to be worn by women or girls in the area directly below the waist. |
| Peignoir |  | A peignoir is a long outer garment for women usually sheer and made of chiffon. Peignoirs are usually sold with matching nightgown, negligee or panties but are often worn with no underwear. |
| Petticoat |  | A petticoat or underskirt is an article of clothing for women; specifically an undergarment to be worn under a skirt or a dress. The petticoat is a separate garment hanging from the waist (unlike the chemise). |
| Pettipants |  | When pettipants were fashionable, they were usually worn under skirts, dresses, culottes, or walking shorts for modesty or comfort. However, they are not considered a modern or popular style; currently they are most likely to be worn by square dancers or persons involved in historical reenactment. |
| Playsuit |  | A playsuit is an item of lingerie consisting of an all in one design where the top half, similar to a negligee, is joined to the bottom half, similar to a panty or shorts. |
| Slip |  | A slip is a woman's undergarment worn beneath a dress or skirt to help it hang smoothly and to prevent chafing of the skin from coarse fabrics such as wool. Slips are also worn for warmth, and to protect fine fabrics from perspiration. |
| Sports bra |  | Sports bra is a bra that provides the additional support for the breasts required during physical exercise. |
| Stocking |  | A stocking, sometimes referred to as hose, is a close-fitting, variously elastic garment covering the foot and lower part of the leg |
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| Tap pants |  | Tap pants look much like track shorts, allow freedom of movement, and can be worn as an outer garment over other types of underwear (e.g., g-strings). However, most wearers may wear them as innerwear or leisurewear with nothing underneath. From a distance, one could mistakenly identify tap pants as a half slip. |
| Tights |  | In American English, the difference between pantyhose and tights is determined in the weight of the yarn used and the thickness to which the garment is knitted. Generally, anything up to 40 denier is known as pantyhose and anything over can be classified as tights. In the United Kingdom the word "tights" is used in all cases when referring to pantyhose. |
| Training bra |  | A training bra (also trainer bra) is a brassiere designed for girls who have begun to develop breasts but have yet to be considered "developed" enough to allow for a standard-sized bra to fit properly. They are of simple construction and offer little, if any, support. Training bras were invented in the 1950s, in response to the desire of adolescent and pre-adolescent girls to "fit in" among their more developed peers. However, heavy marketing probably contributed to some of the demand. |
| Underwire bra |  | An underwire bra (also under wire bra, under-wire bra, or underwired bra) is a brassiere with a wire built into the underside of the cup intended to lift, separate, shape, and provide additional support for a woman's breasts. The underwire is a thin, semi-circular strip of rigid material such as metal or plastic fitted inside the cloth along the bottom and sides of the bra cup. |
| Unitard |  | A unitard is a skin-tight one-piece garment with long legs and sometimes long sleeves. It differs from a leotard in that a leotard does not have long legs. The garment can be considered to be a combination of a leotard and tights. |
| Waist cincher | .jpg) | A waist cincher (sometimes referred to as a Waspie) is a belt worn around the waist to make the wearer's waist physically smaller, or to create the illusion of being smaller. |
| Wonderbra |  | The Wonderbra is a type of push-up underwire brassiere that gained worldwide prominence in the 1990s. |
| Yếm |  | Yếm refers to an ancient Vietnamese bodice used primarily as an undergarment that was once worn by Vietnamese women across all classes. |
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