Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A garment for women that ties behind the neck and across the back, leaving the arms, shoulders, and back bare.
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Examples
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There was a fuchsia halter-top dress that left little to the imagination.
Family Storms 2011
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Are you saying that you are a criminal that wants Fred to dress in a mini-skirt and halter-top?
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Standing up, Carl noticed the tattoo emblazoned across her chest: a ten-gallon hat jutted just above her halter-top and continued down to her midriff.
Power Ballad (Revised) Meakin Armstrong 2011
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Denise Richards did the '70s look in a halter-top, empire-waist dress by Matthew Williamson, while '70s pinup Suzanne Somers went for a flared minidress with a jeweled waist by Ina Soltani.
Dita Von Teese Struts At Heart Truth Fall 2011 Fashion Show (PHOTOS, POLL) Hilary Moss 2011
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Denise Richards did the '70s look in a halter-top, empire-waist dress by Matthew Williamson, while '70s pinup Suzanne Somers went for a flared minidress with a jeweled waist by Ina Soltani.
Dita Von Teese Struts At Heart Truth Fall 2011 Fashion Show (PHOTOS, POLL) Hilary Moss 2011
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She pulled up the halter-top until Carl could see the horse's long legs, then its knees, and then finally, the tip of a cowboy boot.
Power Ballad (Revised) Meakin Armstrong 2011
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Bridget leaned forward and her halter-top opened slightly.
Power Ballad (Revised) Meakin Armstrong 2011
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The large imprint of a cowboy was beneath that halter-top.
Power Ballad (Revised) Meakin Armstrong 2011
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She used her other hand to raise her halter-top, very slowly.
Power Ballad (Revised) Meakin Armstrong 2011
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Denise Richards did the '70s look in a halter-top, empire-waist dress by Matthew Williamson, while '70s pinup Suzanne Somers went for a flared minidress with a jeweled waist by Ina Soltani.
Dita Von Teese Struts At Heart Truth Fall 2011 Fashion Show (PHOTOS, POLL) Hilary Moss 2011
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