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ˈunderˌbody
Also under-body.
[under-1 5 b, c.]
1.
†a. The lower part of a woman's dress. Obs.
1621R. Brathwait Times Cvrtaine Drawne D 4, About the May pole while she tripps, Downe fell her vnder-bodie from her hipps. 1621― Nat. Embassie 204.
b. U.S. dial. A corset-cover; underwaist. Also, any undergarment for the body, esp. an under-bodice or under-shirt.
1873in Mag. Albemarle County (Va.) Hist. (1963) XX. 57 She gave me some mighty pretty nansook to make an underbody. 1936E. Glasgow Vein of Iron i. i. 12 She hoped the minister couldn't see the top of her red flannel underbody, which would poke up at the neck, though it was sewed to her petticoat.
2. The underside of an animal's body.
1879J. Burroughs Locusts & W. Honey 128 A dog..will manœuvre round the porcupine till he..fastens on his quill⁓less underbody.
3. a. Naut. The part of a ship's hull which is below the water-line.
1895Westm. Gaz. 6 Sept. 7/2 A coat of black composition..has been given to the underbody of Valkyrie.
b. The under portion of the body of a vehicle. Freq. attrib., with reference to rust protection.
1904Daily Chron. 6 Sept. 6/7 The wagons..were lifted bodily at the end of a trace of chains, hooked to the under⁓body of the vehicle. 1956Autocar 19 Oct. 596/1 Under-body sealing and sound-deadening compound. 1976Sci. Amer. Feb. 77 (caption) Spot-welding robots..are used in assembling the underbodies of Chevrolet Novas, Pontiac Venturas and Buick Skylarks at the General Motors plant. 1976Time 20 Dec. 56/2 (Advt.), The entire underbody is sealed against the elements. 1977R.A.F. News 8–21 June 5/3 (Advt.), Like fitted front seat belts, full underbody seal and servo-assisted front disc brakes. |