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Meanings of pantofle in English

Spanish
pantufla

Backless footwear worn as house slippers or as overshoes from the 15th to 17th centuries.

pantufla

A low shoe that can be slipped on and off easily and is usually worn indoors.

Usage of pantofle in English
1
What pride equal unto his, making Kings kiss his pantofle?
Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Rich'd Hooker, George Herbert...
2
Be quick with my pantofles:-notthose, wench-theyellow silk with silver spangles.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
3
From the statutes which are rehearsed we learn that the footwear of the day was "boots, shoes, buskins, startups, slippers, or pantofles."
Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)
4
If he go to court it is in yellow stockings; and if it be in winter, in a slight taffety cloak, and pumps and pantofles.
Character Writings of the Seventeenth Century
Translations for pantofle
Pantofle through the time