noun
- underwear or undergarments
Usage: archaic; chiefly British
Examples
- The gentleman’s smallclothes were made of fine linen.
- She packed her smallclothes in the bottom drawer of the chest.
- The laundress was careful when washing the delicate smallclothes.
- In the 18th century, smallclothes were considered essential garments.
- The merchant sold various types of smallclothes to his customers.