definitions

pantofle

or pan·tof·fle

[ pan-tuh-fuh l, pan-tof-uh l, -toh-fuh l, -too- ]
/ ˈpæn tə fəl, pænˈtɒf əl, -ˈtoʊ fəl, -ˈtu- /
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noun

a slipper.
a cork-soled patten covering the forepart of the foot, worn in the 16th century.

RELATED WORDS

sandal, mule, pump, clog, scuff, babouche

Nearby words

pantihose, pantile, pantisocracy, panto, panto-, pantofle, pantograph, pantographer, pantographic, pantology, pantomime

Origin of pantofle

1485–95; earlier pantufle < Middle French pantoufle < Old Italian pantofola < Medieval Greek pantóphellos cork shoe, literally, all-cork. See panto-, phellogen
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Examples from the Web for pantofle

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

    Diary of John Manningham|John Manningham

British Dictionary definitions for pantofle

pantofle

pantoffle pantoufle (pænˈtuːfəl)

/ (pænˈtɒfəl) /

noun

archaic a kind of slipper

Word Origin for pantofle

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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