slip dress

slip dress
`slip ,dress noun count
a dress made of a light thin cloth such as silk with no sleeves and narrow pieces of cloth going over the shoulders

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  • slip dress — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms slip dress : singular slip dress plural slip dresses a dress made of a light thin cloth such as silk with no sleeves and narrow pieces of cloth going over the shoulders …   English dictionary

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