House-slipper
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of house slipper. alt-of, alternative
"If a woman wants a velvet house-slipper such as we formerly sold at 1s. 3d. per pair, she has now to be satisfied with an inferior-wearing article for the same price, as the 1907 tariff put 6d. fixed duty on a velvet slipper, thus adding about 50 per cent."
Example
More examples"If a woman wants a velvet house-slipper such as we formerly sold at 1s. 3d. per pair, she has now to be satisfied with an inferior-wearing article for the same price, as the 1907 tariff put 6d. fixed duty on a velvet slipper, thus adding about 50 per cent."
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