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Definition of Carpet slipper
1. Noun. Low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors.
Specialized synonyms: Bootee, Bootie, Mule, Scuff
Generic synonyms: Footgear, Footwear
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carpet Slipper
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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