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The outfit nobody sees but everybody's confidence depends on.
means A piece of clothing worn beneath outer clothes, against the skin, for warmth, modesty, or support.
from Plain carpentry of English: 'under' plus 'garment,' the latter borrowed from Old French 'garniment' (equipment, trimmings), itself rooted in 'garnir,' to equip or furnish. So a garment was originally just gear you fitted yourself out with — and an undergarment is simply the gear worn one layer closer to the body, doing its equipping work in private.
- load bearing
- supports more than structural engineers typically admit
- ancient history
- egyptians wore loincloths under linen kilts
- bra patent
- 1914, invented to replace rigid corsets
- first layer
- determines how every other layer actually fits