slipcover

[slip-kuhv-er]

noun

a cover of cloth or other material for a piece of furniture, as an upholstered chair or sofa, made so as to be easily removable.

a book jacket.

verb (used with object)

to cover with a slipcover.

Origin of slipcover

First recorded in 1885–90; slip¹ + cover

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British Dictionary definitions for slipcover

slipcover

noun

US and Canadian a fitted but easily removable cloth cover for a chair, sofa, etcAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): loose cover

US and Canadian a book jacket; dust cover

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