The garment worn by a woman under her dress—if it only goes from the waist down:
| HALF-SLIP | 656 |
| PETTICOAT | 325 |
| UNDERSKIRT | 71 |
| NR | 30 |
| SLIP | 24 |
| SHORT SLIP | 15 |
| SKIRT | 14 |
| PETTI-SLIP | 13 |
| HALF-PETTICOAT | 6 |
| HALF-SKIRT | 5 |
| SHORT PETTICOAT | 5 |
| HALF-A-SLIP | 4 |
| HIP-SLIP | 4 |
| PETTISKIRT | 4 |
| MINI-SLIP | 3 |
| SHORT UNDERSKIRT | 3 |
| WAIST = SLIP | 3 |
| CRINOLINES | 2 |
| GIRDLE | 2 |
| SHORTY | 2 |
| BLOOMERS | 1 |
| BUSTLES | 1 |
| CAN-CAN | 1 |
| CORSET | 1 |
| CORSETS | 1 |
| HIP-PETTICOAT | 1 |
| PETTI-PANTS | 1 |
| PETTY | 1 |
| SHORT SKIRT | 1 |
| SKIRT PETTICOAT | 1 |
| SKIRT-SAVER | 1 |
| UNDERS | 1 |
| WAIST = PETTICOAT | 1 |
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