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Webster 1913 Edition
Slipper
Slip′per
,Noun.
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.)
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
(Zool.)
, a ciliated infusorian of the genus
– Paramecium
. Slipper flower
.(Bot.)
Slipperwort.
– Slipper limpet
, or
Slipper shell
(Zool.)
, a boat shell.
Slip′per
,Adj.
[AS.
slipur
.] Slippery.
[Obs.]
O! trustless state of earthly things, and
Of mortal men.
slipper
hopeOf mortal men.
Spenser.
Webster 1828 Edition
Slipper
SLIP'PER
, n.1.
A kind of shoe consisting of a sole and vamp without quarters, which may be slipped on with ease and worn in undress; a slip-shoe.2.
A kind of apron for children, to be slipped over their other clothes to keep them clean.3.
A plant. [L. crepis.]4.
A kind of iron slide or lock for the use of a heavy wagon.