[UNDER-1 6 b.]
1. A lower or inferior thing.
1611. Beaum. & Fl., Philaster, I. i. My womans strength Is so orechargd with danger that these under-things Dare not abide in such a troubled sea.
2. pl. Under-clothing.
1864. E. A. Parkes, Pract. Hygiene, 354. If woollen underthings are worn, the perspiration is sufficiently absorbed.