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Definition of Step-in
1. Noun. Short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural).
Definition of Step-in
1. Noun. (context: also in plural) An item of clothing which one steps into to put on; specifically, women's panties. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Step-in
Literary usage of Step-in
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Homerica, Emendations and Elucidations of the Odyssey by Thomas Leyden Agar (1908)
"It has occurred to me, and it seems worth suggesting as a step in the right
direction, ... step in ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1888)
"E indicates the step, in which is the bearing » for the lower end of the ...
to displace the step in order to remove the sliding law for repairs. ..."
3. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"However, a comparison of the ratios of products 7 and 5 will yield a rate constant
ratio which will depend on the rate-limiting step in the formation of 7 ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The immediate prospects are that the next practical step in the development of
oyster culture in this country will be in the direction of raising in ..."
5. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1910)
"Whether a yard conductor, killed by being thrown from the step in front of the
engine, was guilty of contributory negligence held, under the evidence, ..."
6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Some suspension bridges have broken down in consequence of the oscillations
produced by bodies of men marching in step. In 1850 a suspension bridge cable ..."
7. Report (1904)
"THE NEXT STEP IN FORESTRY IN MICHIGAN. , FILIBERT ROTH. The needs of doing
something, to conserve and replace our diminishing supplies of timber have been ..."
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