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FOUNDATION GARMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
Synonyms:
foundation; foundation garment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("foundation garment" is a kind of...):
undergarment; unmentionable (a garment worn under other garments)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foundation garment"):
corset; girdle; stays (a woman's close-fitting foundation garment)
roll-on (a woman's foundation garment rolled on to the hips)
