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Types of Lingerie

* Babydoll, a short nightgown, or negligee intended as nightwear for women.
* Basque, a tight, form-fitting bodice or coat
* Bedjacket, worn over a nightgown or negligee for warmth and modesty.
* Blanket sleeper
* Bloomers, underpants with short legs.
* Bodystocking, a unitard.
* Bodysuit, a leotard-like undergarment, usually skintight or formfitting.
* Bodice, covers the body from the neck to the waist.
* Boy shorts, a style of panties, so named for their resemblance to male shorts.
* Brassiere
* Bustier
* Camisole, sleeveless and tight fitting, covering the top part of the body
* Camiknickers, camisole and knickers joined as one garment
* Cami shorts
* Cheeky, exposes the bottom part of the buttocks
* Chemise
* Corset by bone, a bodice worn to mold and shape the torso.
* Corselet, or merry widow, combined brassiere and girdle
* Corsage by elastic, covering the body from the neck to the waist, similar to a corset.
* Drawers, a pant-like garment worn during the 19th century for modesty and warmth. Some drawers were split-leg, in that the crotch seam was left open.
* French maid, a form of ladies' fantasywear
* G-string, or thong, a narrow piece of cloth passes between the buttocks, and is attached to a band around the hips, worn as a bikini bottom or as underwear by both men and women.
* Garter
* Garter belt, used to keep stockings up
* Girdle, resembles a tight pair of athletic shorts
* Granny panties
* Hosiery
* Jersey nightshirt, a long, loose T-shirt made of cotton, polyester, nylon, or diaphanous chiffon that can be worn like a babydoll.
* Knickers
* Leotard
* Naughty & Nice
* Negligee
* Nightgown, or nightie, a loosely hanging item of nightwear, may vary from hip-length (babydoll) to floor-length (peignoir).
* Nightshirt
* Panties
* Peignoir
* Petticoat
* Pettipants
* Robe
* Slip (Full slip and half slip/underskirt)
* Spanky-pants, or Spankies, color-coordinated underpants worn by cheerleaders.
* Stockings
* Stringbody
* Suspender belt (British), a.k.a. Garter belt (US)
* Tanga
* Tap pants
* Teddy
* Undergarment
* Unitard, one piece, skin tight garment.

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