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

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.

    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 waist Also called: waist-slip