Lingerie Typology

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.
Bikini
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 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/Suspender belt (British), 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
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
Tanga
Tap pants
Teddy
Undergarment
Unitard, one piece, skin tight garment