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slip⋅per

1[slip-er]
–noun
1. any light, low-cut shoe into which the foot may be easily slipped, for casual wear in the home, for dancing, etc. Compare bedroom slipper, house slipper.
–verb (used with object)
2. to strike or beat with a slipper.

Origin:
1470–80; slip 1 + -er 1


slip⋅per⋅like, adjective

slip⋅per

2[slip-er]
–adjective Older Use.
slippery.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME sliper, OE slipor; see slippery
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slip·per   (slĭp'ər)   
n.  A low shoe that can be slipped on and off easily and usually worn indoors.
slip'pered (slĭp'ərd) adj.
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Word Origin & History

slipper 
type of footwear, 1478, from slip (v.), the notion being of a shoe that is "slipped" onto the foot.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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