slype

[ slahyp ]

noun

, Architecture.

1. a covered passage, especially one from the transept of a cathedral to the chapter house.

slype

/ slaɪp /

noun

1. a covered passageway in a cathedral or church that connects the transept to the chapterhouse

Word History and Origins

Origin of slype¹

1860–65; origin uncertain; compare dialectal Dutch slijpe secret path

Word History and Origins

Origin of slype¹

C19: probably from Middle Flemish slijpen to slip

Example Sentences

A doorway into the slype remains in the wall, and communicates with a wall passage.

From Project Gutenberg

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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