Definition of Carpet slipper

1. Noun. Low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors.

Exact synonyms: Slipper
Specialized synonyms: Bootee, Bootie, Mule, Scuff
Generic synonyms: Footgear, Footwear

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carpet Slipper

carpet bombing
carpet bombs
carpet bug
carpet burn
carpet burns
carpet knight
carpet loom
carpet moth
carpet pad
carpet python
carpet shark
carpet sharks
carpet slipper (current term)
carpet snake
carpet sweeper
carpet tack
carpetbagged
carpetbagger
carpetbaggeries
carpetbaggers
carpetbaggery
carpetbagging
carpetbags
carpetball
carpeted

Literary usage of Carpet slipper

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The English Illustrated Magazine (1899)
"I see that shoe is a carpet-slipper. A carpet- slipper on a frosty night. How odd ! ... But a carpet- slipper is a very elastic article, you know. ..."

2. The Windsor Magazine (1905)
"Or the old carpet slipper came sailing behind 'em— That old carpet slipper my Infancy knew. ..."

3. History, gazetteer, and directory, of Warwickshire by White Francis and co, Francis White & Co (1850)
"Shoe If carpet slipper. Carpet Warehouses. See abo Draper*. Harris Thomas, 9, New st Holliday Wm. 29, New st Laings & Co. 34, High st Middleton and Harris, ..."

4. The Racing Calendar by National Hunt Committee, London (1877)
"Mr Brooks - Mr J. Bird 's carpet slipper, 5 yrs, list (50Z.) Mr F.Shaw - 6 to 4 agst Lilac, and 3 to 1 agst Anchorite. There was a false start for this race ..."

5. French Short Stories by Douglas Labaree Buffum (1907)
"... strike, stamp. tapis, TO. carpet, table-cover. tapisser, v. to carpet, drape, hang, paper. tapisserie, /. tapistry; pantoufle de —, carpet slipper. ..."

6. Recollections of a Confederate Staff Officer by Gilbert Moxley Sorrel (1905)
"In fact, a wobbly carpet slipper was not a good- looking thing for a commander on the field. General Lee took his army forward to the Potomac. ..."

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