slype

[ slahyp ]

/ slaɪp /

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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

slutty, sly, slyboots, sly-grog, slyly, slype, Sm, SMA, smaak, smack, smack dab

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How to use slype in a sentence

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
Before entering the Cloister court we pass through the old slype, once a simple vaulted passage, but now open to the sky.
The Cathedral Church of Peterborough|W.D. Sweeting
Passing through the chamber on the south we enter the slype.
The Cathedrals of Great Britain|P. H. Ditchfield
At the back of the wall on the south is the slype, and above this the vestry.
The Cathedrals of Great Britain|P. H. Ditchfield

It occupies the place of the passage known as the slype in monastic churches.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Exeter|Percy Addleshaw

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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