Synonyms for slipper

Grammar : Noun

Spell : slip-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈslɪp ər

Définition of slipper

Origin : type of loose, light indoor footwear, late 15c., agent noun from slip (v.), the notion being of a shoe that is "slipped" onto the foot. Old English had slypescoh "slipper," literally "slip-shoe."

noun shoe

Example sentences :

With the toe of his slipper Sakr-el-Bahr stirred his brother.
Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini

On the threshold of a Lady's Slipper a bee may often be detected in the act of entrance.
Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various

We are against affairs of state being influenced by a slipper.
Extract from : « If You Touch Them They Vanish » by Gouverneur Morris

Cypripedium acaule, moccasin-flower; ladies'-slipper; Venus's-slipper, 205.
Extract from : « My Studio Neighbors » by William Hamilton Gibson

"But no one trusts him," answered Lucille, and her slipper tapped the floor.
Extract from : « Dross » by Henry Seton Merriman

He bent the slipper slowly back, waiting for her to proceed.
Extract from : « Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

In some moods, at least, I go with the partridge-berry vine and the lady's-slipper.
Extract from : « The Foot-path Way » by Bradford Torrey

Lady Casterley bent down; when she raised herself she had a slipper in her hand.
Extract from : « The Patrician » by John Galsworthy

I am sent by the great Prince of our country to find the owner of this slipper.
Extract from : « Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades » by Florence Holbrook

I only wish I may see your head stroked down with a slipper.
Extract from : « Familiar Quotations » by John Bartlett

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