In the TV documentary Psycho - The First Time, a woman recalls that Marion's bra and half-slip was as big a shock to her as the shower scene.
Taking my elbow, she guided me around women engaged in heated discussions about the price of half-slips.
The movies from this era were particularly moralizing: footage of girls in bras and half-slips and some super-sleazy guy, wrapped up as tales of perversion and consequence.
I'm also wearing a black half-slip.
She must have gotten some new things because I had never seen this camisole and half-slip before.
Synonyms
slip, underskirt, underslip, undergarment
Definition of half-slip in US English:
half-slip
noun
A petticoat that hangs from the waist.
a satin half-slip and camisole
Example sentencesExamples
The movies from this era were particularly moralizing: footage of girls in bras and half-slips and some super-sleazy guy, wrapped up as tales of perversion and consequence.
I'm also wearing a black half-slip.
She must have gotten some new things because I had never seen this camisole and half-slip before.
In the TV documentary Psycho - The First Time, a woman recalls that Marion's bra and half-slip was as big a shock to her as the shower scene.
Taking my elbow, she guided me around women engaged in heated discussions about the price of half-slips.