half-slip

[ haf-slip, hahf- ]

/ ˈhæfˌslɪp, ˈhɑf- /

noun

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

Nearby words

half-serious, half-share, half-silvered, half-sister, half-size, half-slip, half-smile, half-sole, half-staff, half-starved, half-step

Origin of half-slip

First recorded in 1950–55

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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST

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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