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Webster 1913 Edition

Underbear

Unˊder-bear′

,
Verb.
T.
[AS.
underberan
. See
Under
, and
Bear
to support.]
1.
To support; to endure.
[Obs.]
Shak.
2.
To line; to guard; to face;
as, cloth of gold
underborne
with blue tinsel
.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Underbear

UNDERBEAR

, v.t.
1.
To support; to endure.
2.
To line; to guard; as cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel. Obs.

Definition 2024

underbear

underbear

English

Verb

underbear ‎(third-person singular simple present underbears, present participle underbearing, simple past underbore or underbare, past participle underborne)

  1. To support, endure.
  2. (transitive) To line, guard or face a material, especially cloth.

Derived terms

Etymology

From Middle English underberen ‎(“to support”), from Old English underberan ‎(“to support, endure”), equivalent to under- + beran ‎(“to bear”). More at under-, bear.

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