noun

slipper

slipper

I wear warm slippers in the winter.

I wear warm slippers in the winter.

He lost one of his glass slippers.

He lost one of his glass slippers.

a pair of slippers two matching slippers. He wears a comfortable pair of slippers at home.

sandal, mule, clog

From the verb 'to slip', because it is a shoe one can easily 'slip' on and off.

A 'slipper' is a shoe you 'slip' your foot into. Think of Cinderella's glass slipper.

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