Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Slipper (-s)
slip (-ped, -ping, -s, slipt)slipping
slipper (-s), n. [see slip, v.] (webplay: away, departing).
Shoe; sandal; light covering for the foot; [metonymy] person; being; creature; [metaphor] blossom; bloom; flower.
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