slype

[ slahyp ]

/ slaɪp /

noun Architecture.

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

Nearby words

Also slip.

Origin of slype

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

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Examples from the Web for slype

A doorway into the slype remains in the wall, and communicates with a wall passage.
Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory|Thomas Perkins
He is best remembered in the Winchester of to-day for his cutting of the passage known as the "slype."
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester|Philip Walsingham Sergeant
Slype—a passage leading from the transept to the chapter-house.
Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys|Dugald Butler and Herbert Story
A pre-restoration view is published of the east end of the cathedral, showing the slype, in Britton's "Norwich."
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich|C. H. B. Quennell

The passage or slype, of Norman date, at the west end, was the main entrance to the cloister from the outer court.
The Cathedrals of Great Britain|P. H. Ditchfield

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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