Panties are made of a variety of materials, including cotton, lace, latex, leather, lycra, mesh, nylon, PVC, polyester, rawhide, satin, and silk.
In the United States and Canada, "panties" is the preferred term to refer to female undergarments.
In the United Kingdom and occasionally in other Commonwealth countries such as Australia,[1][2] New Zealand, and Ireland, panties may be referred to as "knickers", "undies", or simply "underwear".
The last two of these are gender-neutral terms and can be used for either male or female styles of underwear bottoms, the American English equivalent being underpants.
Panties are classified into various styles based on criteria such as the amount of rear coverage, width at the sides and height at which they are worn.