slype

[ slahyp ]

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

Origin of slype

1
1860–65; origin uncertain; compare dialectal Dutch slijpe secret path

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slype

/ (slaɪp) /


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

Origin of slype

1
C19: probably from Middle Flemish slijpen to slip

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