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GYMSLIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gymslip mean? 

GYMSLIP (noun)
  The noun GYMSLIP has 1 sense:

1. a sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniformplay

  Familiarity information: GYMSLIP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GYMSLIP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniform

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gymslip" is a kind of...):

tunic (any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)


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