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Slipper
Pronunciation : Slip"per
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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.)
Defn: 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 (Zo?l.), a ciliated infusorian of the genus Paramecium. -- Slipper flower.(Bot.) Slipperwort. -- Slipper limpet, or Slipper shell (Zo?l.), a boat shell.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Slip"per
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [AS. slipur.]
Definition : Defn: Slippery. [Obs.] O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hope Of mortal men. Spenser.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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