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Slipper


SLIP'PER, noun

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. [Latin crepis.]

4. A kind of iron slide or lock for the use of a heavy wagon.

SLIP'PER, adjective Slippery [Not in use.]