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drawers

noun
/dɹɔɹz/US/dɹɔːz/UK

Etymology

From draw (“to pull”), hence that which is pulled onto the body. Attested from the late 16th century. Compare drawer.

Definitions

  1. plural of drawer

  2. Clothing worn on the legs, especially that worn next to the skin, such as hose or…

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

    • Question. Where did they strike you? Answer. Struck me in the face once, and struck four times across the legs. Question.Was that after you had taken your drawers off, or before? Answer. After I had taken my drawers off.

  3. Underpants, especially long underpants.

    • They were armed and I was in my drawers still half asleep.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Any clothing covering the legs, such as shorts, trousers, or tights.

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Derived

angel-drawers, blue drawers, get the drawers, Maggie's drawers, mosquito drawers, underdrawers

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at drawers. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01drawers02underpants03navel04birth05childbearing06wide07scope08depth09drawer

A definitional loop anchored at drawers. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at drawers

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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