slype

American  

[slahyp] / slaɪp /

noun

Architecture.

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

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slype British  

/ slaɪp /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of slype

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

Example Sentences

Five extremely fine Early Norman arches which were once part of the chapter-house still remain, and may be seen in a line with the end of the slype, beyond the south transept.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Sergeant, Philip Walsingham

He is best remembered in the Winchester of to-day for his cutting of the passage known as the "slype."

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Sergeant, Philip Walsingham

The west tower fell in the beginning of last century; the cloister lay to the north of the nave; the chapter-house, slype, and site of domestic buildings extended to the north of the transept.

From Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys by Butler, Dugald

The "slype" is a passage which was cut through the southern buttress by Bishop Curle, to put a stop to the constant use of the nave and south aisle as a thoroughfare by the townspeople.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Sergeant, Philip Walsingham

The monastic buildings consist of the sacristy, or St. Mary's aisle, the chapter-house, the slype, and monks' hall—the whole forming the E. side of the cloisters.

From Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys by Butler, Dugald