nether-shirt
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An undershirt.
Example Sentences
- "And not content with imparting this valuable information to the public, the editor of the great daily publishes the results of his investigations into the probable cost of a nether-shirt of such fine material, [...]"
- "Because the men did not have uniforms, they presented a crazy quilt array of dress. "Many were shirtless, except the nether shirt, shoeless, hatless, and pantless — in fact, were quite 'less' in every way," Charles Hopkins noted."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
nether-shirts (plural)
nether shirt (alternative)