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.
Origin of half-slip
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby half-slip
half-serious,
half-share,
half-silvered,
half-sister,
half-size,
half-slip,
half-smile,
half-sole,
half-staff,
half-starved,
half-step
Example sentences 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.
British Dictionary definitions for half-slip
half-slip
noun
a woman's topless slip that hangs from the waist
Also called: waist-slip