half-slip

[haf-slip, hahf-]

noun

a woman's skirtlike undergarment, usually of a straight or slightly flared shape and having a narrow elasticized waistband.

Origin of half-slip

First recorded in 1950–55

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Contemporary Examples of half-slip

You wrap the fabric around yourself once, tuck the top into your half-slip, fold a few pleats, and tuck them into the same slip.
My Mother's Last Sari
Madhulika Sikka
May 7, 2010

British Dictionary definitions for half-slip

half-slip

noun

a woman's topless slip that hangs from the waistAlso called: waist-slip

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