Webster's Dictionary 1913

6076

Slipcoat cheese

Slip″coat′ cheese″ (?). A rich variety of new cheese, resembling butter, but white. Halliwell.

6077

Slipes

Slipes (?), n. pl. [Cf. Slip, v.] Sledge runners on which a skip is dragged in a mine.

6078

Slipknot

Slip″knot′ (?), n. knot which slips along the rope or line around which it is made.

6079

Slippage

Slip″page (?), n. The act of slipping; also, the amount of slipping.

6080

Slipper

Slip″per (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, slips.2. A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease, and worn in undress; a slipshoe.3. A kind of apron or pinafore for ...

6081

Slipper (2)

Slip″per, a. [AS. slipur.] Slippery.O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hopeOf mortal men. Spenser.

6082

Slippered

Slip″pered (?), a. Wearing slippers. Shak.

6083

Slipperily

Slip″per‐i‐ly (?), adv. In a slippery manner.

6084

Slipperiness

Slip″per‐i‐ness, n. The quality of being slippery.

6085

Slipperness

Slip″per‐ness, n. Slipperiness.

6086

Slipperwort

Slip″per‐wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) See Calceolaria.

6087

Slippery

Slip″per‐y (?), a. [See Slipper, a.] 1. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface;...

6088

Slippiness

Slip″pi‐ness (?), n. Slipperiness. “The slippiness of the way.” Sir W. Scott.

6089

Slippy

Slip″py (?), a. [AS. slipeg.] Slippery.

6090

Slipshod

Slip″shod′ (?), a. 1. Wearing shoes or slippers down at the heel.The shivering urchin bending as he goes,With slipshod heels. Cowper.2. Figuratively: Careless in dress, manners,...

6091

Slipshoe

Slip″shoe′ (?), n. A slipper. Halliwell.

6092

Slipskin

Slip″skin′ (?), a. Evasive. Milton.

6093

Slipslop

Slip″slop′ (?), n. [A reduplication of slop.] Weak, poor, or flat liquor; weak, profitless discourse or writing.

6094

Slipstring

Slip″string′ (?), n. One who has shaken off restraint; a prodigal. Cotgrave.

6095

Slipthrift

Slip″thrift′ (?), n. A spendthrift.

6096

Slish

Slish (?), n. [A corruption of slash.] A cut; as, slish and slash. Shak.

6097

Slit

Slit (?), obs.3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide. Chaucer.

6098

Slit (2)

Slit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Slit or Slitted (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Slitting.] [OE. slitten, fr. sliten, AS. stītan to tear; akin to D. slijten to wear out, G. schleissen to slit, ...

6099

Slit (3)

Slit, n. [AS. slite.] A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear.Gill slit. (Anat.) See Gill opening, under Gill.

6100

Slit-shell

Slit″–shell′ (slĭt″shĕl′), n.(Zoöl.) Any species of Pleurotomaria, a genus of beautiful, pearly, spiral gastropod shells having a deep slit in the outer lip. Many fossil species...

6101

Slither

Slith″er (slĭt͡h″ẽr), v. i. [Cf. G. schlittern, LG. schliddern. See Slide.] To slide; to glide.

6102

Slitter

Slit″ter (–tẽr), n. One who, or that which, slits.