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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.

            Synonyms
            Examples for "slipper"
            Examples for "slipper"
            1
            Outside in the middle of the street he found her other slipper.
            The Day of the Beast
            2
            He tried the glass slipper on the foot of the second daughter.
            Story Hour Readers — Book Three
            3
            Yes; the buckle on this slipper needs to be more securely fastened.
            Mona; Or, The Secret of a Royal Mirror
            4
            The white satin slipper stopped its regular tattoo on the rugged floor.
            The Native Born; or, the Rajah's People
            5
            At once the little glass slipper was fitted to the tiny foot.
            The Beacon Second Reader
            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