halter-sack dress
- noun
:
vestido halter-saco
- She wore a halter-sack dress to the garden party on a hot afternoon.
Examples
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The lightweight fabric of the halter-sack dress makes it perfect for beach vacations.
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Many fashion designers included the halter-sack dress in their summer collections this year.
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She wore a beautiful halter-sack dress to the party.
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I love my new halter-sack dress for summer.
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She wore a halter-sack dress to the garden party on a hot afternoon.
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Many fashion designers included the halter-sack dress in their summer collections this year.
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The lightweight fabric of the halter-sack dress makes it perfect for beach vacations.
Synonyms
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1.0
A one-piece outfit for women or girls with a top and skirt
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5.5
A woman's or girl's one-piece dress with a skirt and fitted top
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2.5
A light sleeveless dress with thin straps worn in warm weather
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A loose, straight dress that hangs from the shoulders without a fitted waist
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7.7
A simple loose dress that hangs from the shoulders without a tight waist
A loose top or dress with a strap around the neck and a baggy shape
How Loose
Surface Forms
Morphology
halter-sack + dress
The phrase is compositionally built: it denotes a dress (dress) with a halter-style neckline and a sack-like (loose, baggy) silhouette. Even though 'halter-sack' as a single entry is not listed, the parts 'halter' and 'sack' are semantically clear and the compound follows common clothing-noun compounding patterns, so a B1 learner knowing those constituents could infer the meaning.
Etymology
Halter-sack dress comes from joining halter, meaning 'ties at the neck', and sack, meaning a 'bag-like' loose shape, so imagine a dress tied at the neck that hangs like a sack. That's why the name means a light, loose dress with a halter neckline, perfect for warm weather.