Pantofle

//ˈpantəfl̩// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A slipper. archaic, historical

    "And although ſhe threatned to breake his bowe and arrowes, to clip his wings, and whipped him beſides on the bare buttocks with her pantophle, yet all would not ſerue,[…]."

Example

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"And although ſhe threatned to breake his bowe and arrowes, to clip his wings, and whipped him beſides on the bare buttocks with her pantophle, yet all would not ſerue,[…]."

Etymology

From Middle English pantuflis pl, pantuiffillis pl, from Middle French pantoufle (“slipper”), of uncertain origin.

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