DRAWERS

bloomers, pants, drawers, knickers

(noun) (used in the plural) underpants worn by women; “she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing”

drawers, underdrawers, shorts, boxers, boxershorts

(noun) underpants worn by men

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

drawers

plural of drawer

Etymology 2

Noun

drawers pl (plural only)

(archaic) Clothing worn on the legs, especially that worn next to the skin, such as hose or breeches.

(dated or regional) Underpants, especially long underpants.

(slang) Any clothing covering the legs, such as shorts, trousers, or tights.

Anagrams

• redraws, rewards, warders

Source: Wiktionary


DRAWER

Draw"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, draws; as: (a) One who draws liquor for guests; a waiter in a taproom. Shak. (b) One who delineates or depicts; a draughtsman; as, a good drawer. (c) (Law) One who draws a bill of exchange or order for payment; -- the correlative of drawee.

2. That which is drawn; as: (a) A sliding box or receptacle in a case, which is opened by pulling or drawing out, and closed by pushing in. (b) pl.

Definition: An under-garment worn on the lower limbs. Chest of drawers. See under Chest.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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