briefs vs shorts

briefs

noun
  • A very short, close-fitting type of underpants. 

shorts

noun
  • pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees. 

  • Short, inferior hemp. 

  • The part of milled grain sifted out which is next finer than the bran; pollard. 

  • Remnants, clippings, trimmings of production processes. 

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