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Slipper   /slˈɪpər/   Listen
noun
Slipper  n.  
1.
One who, or that which, slips.
2.
A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease, and worn in undress; a slipshoe.
3.
A kind of apron or pinafore for children.
4.
A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.
5.
(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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"Slipper" Quotes from Famous Books



... dames and gallant knights, That we, Oberon the grand, Emperor of fairy land, King of moonshine, prince of dreams, Lord of Aganippe's streams, Baron of the dimpled isles That lie in pretty maidans' smiles, Arch-treasurer of all the graces Dispersed through fifty lovely faces, Sovereign of the slipper's order, With all the rites thereon that border, Defender of the sylphic faith, Declare—and thus your monarch saith: Whereas there is a noble dame, Whom mortals Countess Temple name, To whom ourself did erst impart The choicest secrets of our art, Taught ...
— The Letters of Horace Walpole Volume 3 • Horace Walpole
... had been burrowing in her closet for a stray blue satin slipper to match the gown spread upon her bed, was surprised a few moments later to see ...
— Virginia of Elk Creek Valley • Mary Ellen Chase
... stamping her foot (the one without a slipper), "say—I will be answered. Don't you like 'Lena ...
— 'Lena Rivers • Mary J. Holmes
... heartless flirtation. You hide the dice-box and the billiard queue, lest your son become a gambler—you put aside the racing calendar, lest he imbibe a jockey predilection—but you never tremble at his fondness for white muslin and a satin slipper, far more dangerous tastes though they be, and infinitely more perilous to a man's peace and prosperity than all the "queens of trumps" that ever figured, whether on pasteboard or the Doncaster. "Woman's my weakness, yer honor," said an honest Patlander, on being charged ...
— The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete • Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
... Darius laughed as he concluded his argument and looked at Nehushta to see what she would say—Nehushta laughed also, she could hardly tell why. The king's brilliant, active humour was catching. She reached out and thrust her foot into the little slipper that still lay beside ...
— Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster • F. Marion Crawford


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