half-slip
1half slip — n. a woman s slip without a top * * * …
2half slip — n. a woman s slip without a top …
3half-slip — half′ slip n. clo a woman s skirtlike undergarment, usu. of a straight or slightly flared shape and with an elasticized waistband • Etymology: 1950–55 …
4half-slip — noun undergarment worn under a skirt • Syn: ↑petticoat, ↑underskirt • Hypernyms: ↑undergarment, ↑unmentionable • Hyponyms: ↑crinoline * * * I …
5half-slip — /ˈhaf slɪp/ (say hahf slip) noun a petticoat or slip that hangs from the waist …
6half-slip — noun Date: circa 1948 a topless slip with an elasticized waistband …
7half-slip — /haf slip , hahf /, n. a woman s skirtlike undergarment, usually of a straight or slightly flared shape and having a narrow elasticized waistband. [1950 55] * * * …
8slip — slip1 [slip] vi. slipped, slipping [ME slippen < MLowG, akin to OHG slifan < IE * (s)leib , to glide, slip < base * (s)lei , slimy: see SLIDE] 1. to go quietly or secretly; move without attracting notice [to slip out of a room] 2. a) to… …
9Slip (clothing) — A slip is a woman s undergarment worn beneath a dress or skirt to help it hang smoothly and to prevent chafing of the skin from coarse fabrics such as wool. Slips are also worn for warmth, and to protect fine fabrics from perspiration. A full… …
10slip — slip1 slipless, adj. slippingly, adv. /slip/, v., slipped or (Archaic) slipt; slipped; slipping; n. v.i. 1. to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface. 2. to slide suddenly or involuntarily; to… …
