Nether

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

nether
    adj 1: lower; "gnawed his nether lip"
    2: dwelling beneath the surface of the earth; "nether regions"
       [syn: {chthonian}, {chthonic}, {nether}]
    3: located below or beneath something else; "nether garments";
       "the under parts of a machine" [syn: {nether}, {under}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Nether \Neth"er\ (n[e^][th]"[~e]r), a. [OE. nethere, neithere,
   AS. ni[eth]era, fr. the adv. ni[eth]er downward; akin to
   neo[eth]an below, beneath, D. neder down, G. nieder, Sw.
   nedre below, nether, a. & adv., and also to Skr. ni down.
   [root]201. Cf. {Beneath}.]
   Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part;
   having a lower position; belonging to the region below;
   lower; under; -- opposed to {upper}.
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         'Twixt upper, nether, and surrounding fires. --Milton.
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         This darksome nether world her light
         Doth dim with horror and deformity.      --Spenser.
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         All my nether shape thus grew transformed. --Milton.
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