slipcover

[slip-kuhv-er]

slip·cov·er

[slip-kuhv-er]
noun
1.
a cover of cloth or other material for a piece of furniture, as an upholstered chair or sofa, made so as to be easily removable.
2.
a book jacket.
verb (used with object)
3.
to cover with a slipcover.

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Slipcover is one of our favorite verbs.
So is peculate. Does it mean:
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.

Origin:
1885–90; slip1 + cover
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slipcover (ˈslɪpˌkʌvə)
 
n
1.  (US), (Canadian) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): loose cover a fitted but easily removable cloth cover for a chair, sofa, etc
2.  (US), (Canadian) a book jacket; dust cover

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