Re: "a Pair of Panties" ?????

On 2024-07-03, Antonio Marques wrote:

Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:

'Panties' for menswear goes back to ~1845 ("now
rare"), for women's underpants to ~1904.
 
"As she laid herself out to stride, the other fellows used to get a fine
exhibition of absolutely naked girl from the waist down (for panties
were the rare exception, and not the rule then)" - 'Sydney Sportsman',
1904/08/24.
 

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To when may the use of 'naked girl' as a mass noun go back?

It's unusual, but it seems comparable with other phrases for exposure,
e.g., "a flash of bare leg".



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