Slipper /(?)/

Slip·per

Slipper

n.
  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. A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment; -- also called shoe, and gib. (Mach.)

Phrases & Compounds

Slipper animalcule
a ciliated infusorian of the genus Paramecium.
Slipper flower
Slipperwort.
Slipper limpet
a boat shell.

Slipper

a.
  1. Slippery. [Obs.]
    O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hope Of mortal men.