undergarment

noun

Etymology: From under- + garment.

1. Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear.

   “Richard DeLongpre: Are you okay, my boy angel? Allen Gregory DeLongpre: I have a broken heart. And undergarments filled with my own unruly waste.”

   “In the Victorian Era, exposing your shirtfront in public was considered improper, as shirts were viewed as undergarments. Waistcoats concealed this and helped [to] tame oversized, billowy shirts.”

2. Temple garments worn by the followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.