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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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
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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
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Example Sentences

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

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