carpet slipper
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of carpet slipper
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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At her first dance lesson, Goodman was hampered by wearing a winklepicker on one foot and a carpet slipper on the other.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2023
Oh, and for the record, I would rather eat a carpet slipper than 99% of the baked or healthy crisp-not-crisp alternatives on the market.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2014
It rested on a wooden "cricket," and was encased in a carpet slipper that contrasted strikingly with the congress boot that shod his other foot.
From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Day, Holman
He made a gesture as though to invoke the mercy of Heaven on us all, and ran out again, casting a carpet slipper in his flight and leaving it behind him on the floor.
From Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)
A carpet slipper shot through the open door and landed in the dishpan; the other slipper disappeared mysteriously.
From Chip, of the Flying U by Russell, Charles M.
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