Slipper

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun One who, or that which, slips.

II. Slipper ·adj Slippery.

III. Slipper ·noun A kind of apron or pinafore for children.

IV. Slipper ·noun A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.

V. Slipper ·noun A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease, and worn in undress; a slipshoe.

VI. Slipper ·noun A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment;

— also called shoe, and gib.