Found 2 items, similar to Slipper.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: slipper
slipper
n 1: low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually
worn indoors [syn:
carpet slipper]
2: a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
[syn:
skidder,
slider]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Slipper
Slipper
\Slip"per\, a. [AS. slipur.]
Slippery. [Obs.]
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O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hope
Of mortal men. --Spenser.
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Slipper
\Slip"per\, n.
1. One who, or that which, slips.
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2. A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease,
and worn in undress; a slipshoe.
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3. A kind of apron or pinafore for children.
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4. A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.
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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.
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Slipper animalcule (Zo["o]l.), a ciliated infusorian of the
genus
Paramecium.
Slipper flower.(Bot.) Slipperwort.
Slipper limpet, or
Slipper shell (Zo["o]l.), a boat
shell.
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