carpet slipper

American  

noun

1. a house slipper, especially one for men, made of carpet material.

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carpet slipper British  

noun

1. one of a pair of slippers, originally one made with woollen uppers resembling carpeting

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Etymology

Origin of carpet slipper

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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

For Butterfly, in "forging ahead" had brought her hind hoof heavily upon Peter's foot, which happened to be encased in a carpet slipper.

From Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

Nils lifted his flute and began "When Other Lips and Other Hearts," and Joe hummed the air in a husky baritone, waving his carpet slipper.

From The Troll Garden and Selected Stories by Cather, Willa Sibert