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witches' britches


Girls'underwear, like long underpants with frills, usually in bright colours, worn over ordinary underpants to warm the area left bear by suspender belt and stockings, in order to keep that area warm in winter. We used to wear them to school under our skirts (eg school uniform skirt) in the late 60s in Melbourne: Are you wearing witches' britches today?