FOUNDATION GARMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)