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Meanings of pantoufle in English

Spanish
pantufla

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

pantufla
Usage of pantoufle in English
1
By my faith, said Picrochole, I will not then kiss his pantoufle.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1
2
Take sentiments out of their pantoufles, and reduce them to the infirmities of mortality, what a falling off there is!
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2
3
Ten minutes had not succeeded the promulgation of this decree when Rosine's French pantoufles were again heard shuffling along the corridor.
Villette
4
"Donnez moi mes pantoufles," said her mistress with a yawn.
Bought and Paid For; From the Play of George Broadhurst
5
"Pantable," from pantoufle, a slipper.
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02
Translations for pantoufle
Pantoufle through the time