Happy Valentines Day.
2007-02-13 20:53:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Undergarments, also called "underwear", "lingerie" (undergarments for women), or sometimes "intimate clothing" and "pants" in British English, are clothes worn next to the skin, usually under other clothes.
Some clothing is specifically underwear, while some is also used as swimsuit (if made of suitable material), and both T-shirts and some shorts are suitable as underwear as well as outer clothing. Suitability as outer clothing is, apart from outdoor or indoor climate, largely a social and sometimes even a legal matter. One of the criteria for shorts not to be suitable as outer clothing may be that it has a fly that avoids exposure of the genitals just by an overlap of cloth, without buttons etc.
In addition to keeping outer garments from soiling, undergarments are worn for a variety of reasons: warmth, comfort and hygiene being the most common. Undergarments are often used for modesty or erotic display; sometimes both of these motivations are simultaneously present.
Hygiene is a major reason for the use of undergarments. It is usually more acceptable to have a soiled pair of undergarments than a pair of soiled trousers when one has an accident.
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2007-02-13 21:47:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seriously? It was from back when when people didnt wash outer clothes so much.. and the underwear was well a first defence so to speak.. personally i havent worn underwear in about 25+ years... no need for it.. and well it would bug me..
2007-02-13 20:58:48 · answer #2 · answered by darchangel_3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋