slip·per /ˈslɪpɚ/
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 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 Zool., a ciliated infusorian of the genus Paramecium.
 Slipper flower.Bot. Slipperwort.
 Slipper limpet, or Slipper shell Zool., a boat shell.


 Slip·per, a.  Slippery. [Obs.]
 O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hope
 Of mortal men.   --Spenser.

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 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]