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slipper

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slip·per  (slpr)
n.
A low shoe that can be slipped on and off easily and usually worn indoors.

slippered (slprd) adj.

slipper [ˈslɪpə]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a light shoe of some soft material, for wearing around the house
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's evening or dancing shoe
vb
(tr) Informal to hit or beat with a slipper
slippered  adj
slipper-like  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.slipperslipper - low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
bootee, bootie - a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies)
footgear, footwear - covering for a person's feet
scuff, mule - a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
2.slipper - a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
snowboarder - someone who slides down snow-covered slopes while standing on a snowboard

slipper
noun carpet slipper, mule, moccasin, bedroom slipper, house-shoe She rushed from the scene in dressing gown and slippers.
Translations
slipper [ˈslɪpəʳ] N
1. (for foot) → zapatilla f, pantufla f (esp LAm)
a pair of slippersunas zapatillas
2. (Tech) → zapata f, patín m

slipper [ˈslɪpər] nchausson m, pantoufle f
a pair of slippers → une paire de chaussons, une paire de pantoufles

slipper
n (= bedroom slipper)Pantoffel m, → Hausschuh m; (= dancing slipper)Pumps m, → Slipper m

slipper [ˈslɪpəʳ] npantofola
slipper [ˈslɪpəʳ] npantofola

slipper, slippery slip
slipper شبشب حمام bačkora hjemmesko Pantoffel παντόφλα zapatilla tohveli chausson papuča pantofola スリッパ 실내화 slipper tøffel pantofel chinelo тапочек toffla รองเท้าสวมเดินในบ้าน terlik dép 拖鞋


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When night came she wanted to go home; and the king's son would go with her, and said to himself, 'I will not lose her this time'; but, however, she again slipped away from him, though in such a hurry that she dropped her left golden slipper upon the stairs.
"Why not," it said, "buy the petticoat, find out the name of its owner, and, instead of seeking a vague Golden Girl, make up your mind doggedly to find and marry her, or, failing that, carry the petticoat with you, as a sort of Cinderella's slipper, try it on any girl you happen to fancy, and marry her it exactly fits?
said he, when he saw what was going on, and he boxed the Princess's ears with his slipper, just as the swineherd was taking the eighty-sixth kiss.
 
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