pantofle

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pantofle

/ˈpantəfl̩/ UK
/panˈtɒfl̩/ UK

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From Middle English pantuflis pl, pantuiffillis pl, from Middle French pantoufle (“slipper”), of uncertain origin.

noun pantofles · pantable · pantoble · pantoffle · pantophle · pantouffle

archaic, historical A slipper. And although ſhe threatned to breake his bowe and arrowes, to clip his wings, and whipped him beſides on the bare buttocks with her pantophle, yet all would not ſerue,[…].

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@misc{pantofle_2026,
  title = {pantofle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pantofle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}