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step-in

[step-in]
–adjective
1. (of garments, shoes, etc.) put on by being stepped into.
–noun
2. step-ins, panties, esp. bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
3. any step-in garment.

Origin:
1920–25; adj., n. use of v. phrase step in
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step-in   (stěp'ĭn')
adj.  Put on by stepping into: a step-in robe.
n.  
  1. step-ins Panties with wide legs.

  2. A step-in garment.

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