pantofle

or pan·tof·fle

[ pan-tuh-fuhl, pan-tof-uhl, -toh-fuhl, -too- ]

noun

1. a slipper.
2. a cork-soled patten covering the forepart of the foot, worn in the 16th century.

pantofle

/ pænˈtɒfəl; pænˈtuːfəl /

noun

1. archaic.
   a kind of slipper

Word History and Origins

Origin of pantofle¹

First recorded in 1485–95; late Middle English pantaffle, pantouffle, from Middle French pantoufle; compare Old Italian pantofola, Provençal pantofla; further origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of pantofle¹

C15: from French pantoufle, from Old Italian pantofola, perhaps from Medieval Greek pantophellos shoe made of cork, from panto- + phellos cork

Example Sentences

An harlot is like a pantofle or slipper at an inne, which is ready to serve for every foote that comes.

From Project Gutenberg

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