slype

[ slahyp ]
/ slaɪp /

noun Architecture.

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

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Also slip.

Origin of slype

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

Words nearby slype

sly, sly grog, sly-grog, slyboots, slyly, slype, slàinte mhath, sm, sm., sm. c., sma
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British Dictionary definitions for slype

slype
/ (slaɪp) /

noun

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

Word Origin for slype

C19: probably from Middle Flemish slijpen to slip
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