n. a heelless slipper specifically designed to be worn by ballet dancers while dancing. [ PJC ]
n. a rare north temperate bog orchid (Calypso bulbosa) bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above one basal leaf.
n. (Bot.) Same as lady's slipper.
pos>n. (Bot.) Any orchidaceous plant of the genus
n.
Slipper animalcule (Zool.),
Slipper flower.(Bot.)
Slipper limpet,
Slipper shell
a. [ AS. slipur. ] Slippery. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hope
Of mortal men. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Wearing slippers. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a slippery manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being slippery. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Slipperiness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden.
n. (Bot.) See Calceolaria. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Slipper, a. ]
The slippery tops of human state. Cowley. [ 1913 Webster ]
The slippery god will try to loose his hold. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Slippery elm. (Bot.)