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