SLIP'PER, noun 1. A kind of shoe consisting of a sole and vamp without quarters, which may be slipped on with ease and worn in undress; a slip-shoe. 2. A kind of apron for children, to be slipped over their other clothes to keep them clean. 3. A plant. [Latin crepis.] 4. A kind of iron slide or lock for the use of a heavy wagon. SLIP'PER, adjective Slippery [Not in use.]
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