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noun

Slipper n.

One who, or that which, slips.

A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease, and worn in undress; a slipshoe.

A kind of apron or pinafore for children.

A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.

(Mach.) A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment; also called shoe, and gib.

Slipper animalcule (Zool.), a ciliated infusorian of the genus Paramecium.

Slipper flower.(Bot.) Slipperwort.

Slipper limpet, or Slipper shell (Zool.), a boat shell.

adjective

Slipper adj. Slippery. (Obs.) "O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hope Of mortal men."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Slipper" Quotes from Famous Books

... when he reached the large, yellow house, found the door open. The sale was well over. The gingham aprons and the cat-stitched dusting cloths were all sold, and only a few crocheted slipper-bags and similar luxuries remained, and these were being offered at greatly reduced prices, much to the chagrin of the ladies who had contributed them. The cashiers were counting the results of the evening's business, and the other ...

— Kilo - Being the Love Story of Eliph' Hewlitt Book Agent • Ellis Parker Butler

... 15 stitches with white yarn, using medium-size steel needles. Knit back and forth until you have a perfect square of white, then join the color. The square is for the toe of slipper. ...

— Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet • Anonymous

... partially. The Japanese only take off a slipper; the people of Arracan their sandals in the street, and their stockings ...

— Curiosities of Literature, Vol. II (of 3) - Edited, With Memoir And Notes, By His Son, The Earl Of Beaconsfield • Isaac D'Israeli

... him like my own son. Had he been unkind to thee, I should have killed him with my own hands; but as he has his lips to thy little slipper, I forgive him for ...

— The Splendid Idle Forties - Stories of Old California • Gertrude Atherton

... following day, we went to an hotel, where the four of us had luncheon, and, later on, Captain Knowlton stood on the pavement without his hat, and took a white satin slipper from his pocket, throwing it after the carriage as Major and Mrs. Ruston ...

— Chatterbox, 1905. • Various

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