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slype

slype noun: a covered passageway, especially one connecting the transept of a cathedral or monastery to the chapter house.

Noun

slype (plural slypes)

  1. A covered passageway, especially one connecting the transept of a cathedral or monastery to the chapter house.
    • Then he ventures down the slypes which lead between pavilions into the cloister yards.2022, Jim Crace, eden, Picador, page 62

Forms of slype

pluralslypes

Origin of slype

From slip.

Questions about slype

What does slype mean?
Slype means a covered passageway, especially one connecting the transept of a cathedral or monastery to the chapter house.
What part of speech is slype?
Slype is a noun.
What is the plural of slype?
The plural of slype is slypes.

Words near slype in the dictionary

  1. slymy
  2. Slyne
  3. Slyne-with-Hest
  4. slyness
  5. slynesses
  6. slype
  7. slypes
  8. Slytherin
  9. Slytherinish
  10. Slytherins
  11. Slyudyanka

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