HALF-SLIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does half-slip mean? 

• HALF-SLIP (noun)
  The noun HALF-SLIP has 1 sense:

1. undergarment worn under a skirt

  Familiarity information: HALF-SLIP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HALF-SLIP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Undergarment worn under a skirt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

half-slip; petticoat; underskirt

Hypernyms ("half-slip" is a kind of...):

undergarment; unmentionable (a garment worn under other garments)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "half-slip"):

crinoline (a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric)