beslipper

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From be- (on, onto, upon) +‎ slipper.

Verb[edit]

beslipper (third-person singular simple present beslippers, present participle beslippering, simple past and past participle beslippered)

  1. (transitive) To put slippers on; provide with slippers.
    • 1860, Family Herald, volume 18, page 396:
      Do not beslipper a man you respect; and only very intimate association can warrant the presentation of personal jewellery.

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