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slip case

slip case noun: a removable protective covering for a book etc.

Noun

slip case (plural slip cases)

  1. A removable protective covering for a book etc
    • for, if there should appear a pocket-book, which may be drawn up by a riband from its slip case . . . the child would seize upon these with delight.1835, Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Practical Education
    • If a noble book suggests the need of a noble binding, consider a chemise inserted into a tastefully decorated slip case, leaving the book in its original state.2003 Miriam A. Drake - Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science

Forms of slip case

pluralslip cases
alternative formslip-case

Questions about slip case

What does slip case mean?
Slip case means a removable protective covering for a book etc.
What part of speech is slip case?
Slip case is a noun.
What is the plural of slip case?
The plural of slip case is slip cases.

Words near slip case in the dictionary

  1. slip away
  2. slip back
  3. slip box
  4. slip boxes
  5. slip by
  6. slip case
  7. slip cases
  8. slip coach
  9. slip coaches
  10. slip dock
  11. slip docks

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