Pantofle
//ˈpantəfl̩// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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,[…]."
Synonyms
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More examples"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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