SLIPPERS

Noun

slippers

plural of slipper

Source: Wiktionary


SLIPPER

Slip"per, 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.)

Definition: 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 (Zoöl.), a ciliated infusorian of the genus Paramecium.

– Slipper flower.(Bot.) Slipperwort.

– Slipper limpet, or Slipper shell (Zoöl.), a boat shell.

Slip"per, a. Etym: [AS. slipur.]

Definition: Slippery. [Obs.] O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hope Of mortal men. Spenser.

SLIPPER

Slip"per, 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.)

Definition: 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 (Zoöl.), a ciliated infusorian of the genus Paramecium.

– Slipper flower.(Bot.) Slipperwort.

– Slipper limpet, or Slipper shell (Zoöl.), a boat shell.

Slip"per, a. Etym: [AS. slipur.]

Definition: Slippery. [Obs.] O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hope Of mortal men. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

12 November 2024

PLANTAIN

(noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins