Slype

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A covered passageway, especially one connecting the transept of a cathedral or monastery to the chapter house.

    "Then he ventures down the slypes which lead between pavilions into the cloister yards."

Example

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"Then he ventures down the slypes which lead between pavilions into the cloister yards."

Etymology

From slip.

Related phrases

chapter house

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