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slipper |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shoe \Shoe\, n.; pl {Shoes}, formerly {Shoon}, now provincial. [OE. sho, scho, AS sc?h, sce['o]h; akin to OFries sk?, OS sk?h, D. schoe, schoen G. schuh, OHG. scuoh Icel. sk?r, Dan. & Sw sko, Goth. sk?hs; of unknown origin.] 1. A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top It differs from a boot on not extending so far up the leg. Your hose should be ungartered . . . yourshoe untied. --Shak. Spare none but such as go in clouted shoon. --Shak. 2. Anything resembling a shoe in form position, or use Specifically: a A plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury. b A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow. c A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill. d The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion. e (Arch.) A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building. f (Milling.) The trough or spout for conveying the grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone. g An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill. h An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter. i An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile. j (Mach.) A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; -- called also {slipper}, and {gib}. Note: Shoe is often used adjectively, or in composition; as shoe buckle, or shoe-buckle; shoe latchet, or shoe-latchet; shoe leathet, or shoe-leather; shoe string, shoe-string, or shoestring. {Shoe of an anchor}. (Naut.) a A small block of wood, convex on the back with a hole to receive the point of the anchor fluke, -- used to prevent the anchor from tearing the planks of the vessel when raised or lowered. b A broad, triangular piece of plank placed upon the fluke to give it a better hold in soft ground. {Shoe block} (Naut.), a block with two sheaves, one above the other and at right angles to each other {Shoe bolt}, a bolt with a flaring head, for fastening shoes on sleigh runners. {Shoe pac}, a kind of moccasin. See {Pac}. {Shoe stone}, a sharpening stone used by shoemakers and other workers in leather. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slipper \Slip"per\, a. [AS. slipur.] Slippery. [Obs.] O! trustless state of earthly things and slipper hope Of mortal men. --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slipper \Slip"per\, 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. (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} (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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: slipper n : a low shoe that can be slip on and off easily; usually worn indoors [syn: {carpet slipper}]
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