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Definition of Pantoffle
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pantoffle
Literary usage of Pantoffle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"I have envy of to be What grass 'neath her pantoffle push, And too much happy
seemeth me The margaret which her vestige crush. But I will meet her nose at ..."
2. The British Drama: Comprehending the Best Plays in the English Language by Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott (1804)
"... from the porter's And vet sworn servant to the pantoffle, And darest thou
dream of marriage ? lodge, Alia:. Howe'er you have discovered my intents, ..."
3. Costume: Fanciful, Historical, and Theatrical by Mrs. Eliza Davis Aria, Eliza Aria, Percy Anderson (1906)
"... with silk and fastened with buckles or rosettes ; and a wooden shoe in vogue
was known as the pantoffle, and not unlike that chopine worn ..."
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