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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.