PANTOFLE

Etymology

Noun

pantofle (plural pantofles)

(archaic, historical) A slipper. [from 15th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Pan*to"fle, n. Etym: [F. pantoufle.]

Definition: A slipper for the foot. [Written also pantable and pantoble.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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