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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
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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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