half-slip

American  

[haf-slip, hahf-] / ˈhæfˌslɪp, ˈhɑf- /

noun

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

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half-slip British  

noun

1. Also called: waist-slip.  a woman's topless slip that hangs from the waist

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Etymology

Origin of half-slip

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Only in the closest of unions would a husband succeed in buying the right kind of antique Wedgwood vase; and if he knows the correct size for a half-slip, he almost knows too much.

From Time Magazine Archive

They made it from an old fluffy half-slip of crinoline and lace, but when they were through cutting and pinning and tacking, it looked exactly like a canopy and not like a petticoat at all.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder