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slype
[ slahyp ]
noun
, Architecture.
- a covered passage, especially one from the transept of a cathedral to the chapter house.
slype
/ slaɪp /
noun
- a covered passageway in a cathedral or church that connects the transept to the chapterhouse
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Word History and Origins
Origin of slype1
1860–65; origin uncertain; compare dialectal Dutch slijpe secret path
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Word History and Origins
Origin of slype1
C19: probably from Middle Flemish slijpen to slip
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Example Sentences
A doorway into the slype remains in the wall, and communicates with a wall passage.
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Before entering the Cloister court we pass through the old slype, once a simple vaulted passage, but now open to the sky.
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Passing through the chamber on the south we enter the slype.
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At the back of the wall on the south is the slype, and above this the vestry.
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It occupies the place of the passage known as the slype in monastic churches.
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