slipover
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of slipover
First recorded in 1915–20; noun, adj. use of verb phrase slip over
Example Sentences
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The elves are wearing soft, slipover, pointed-toe covers, not shoes.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2016
One was out of the road-safety palate – short shorts and a sports bra in one tangerine tone under a loose slipover dress in a slightly different shade.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2015
For Girl Scouts themselves, a pleated, roll-collared, one-piece slipover of green cotton twill was adopted, with sport hats to match.
From Time Magazine Archive
She wore a slipover jersey sweater and a tweed skirt, and her hair was brushed back like a boy's.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
He wore black dress trousers and an open-neck slipover shirt of a very fine, almost transparent, fabric heavily embroidered down the front.
From The Golden Skull by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
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