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slipper

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Clothes
slip·per /ˈslɪpə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  slippers.jpg DCCa light soft shoe that you wear at home 室内便鞋,拖鞋4  See picture of 见图 FOOTWEAR5 see picture at 见图 shoe1
Examples from the Corpus
slipperI would lose my glass slipper.What could I do with her slippers?Ralph launched his slipper across the room.Richard took off his slippers and put on his black shoes again, and they went out.He was, like Aziz the janitor, definitely wearing one shoe and one slipper.This detail would have been immediately obvious had the slipper been made of glass.The king announced that whoever fit into the slipper would get to marry the prince.
Origin slipper (1400-1500) → SLIP1
slip·per nounChineseSyllable
shoe that light Corpus wear soft a you


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slipper
slipper /ˈslɪpə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: slip, slipper, slippage, slipperiness; verb: slip; adjective: slippery
 Date: 1400-1500
 Origin: slip1

a light soft shoe that you wear at home


slip·perBrE /ˈslɪpə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈslɪpər/ 🔊 noun
a loose soft shoe that you wear in the house (室内)便鞋,拖鞋a pair of slippers一双拖鞋   see also carpet slipper