Meaning of pantouffle | Babel Free

Examples

“That hath or weareh^([sic]) pantouffles.”

“Now you muſt know, that the Women ſtand upon their Pantouffles, even in Hell itſelf.”

“There is little remarkable, except the Make of his Pantouffles or Slippers, which barely cover his Toes, and the hanging Sleeves of his furred Habit, which tho’ ſhorter than moſt hitherto ſeen, is not ſo ſhort as his Father’s, who firſt introduced that Faſhion in the French Court.”

“They were even become ſo heavy that they paſſed into a proverb, and when any one wanted to expreſs a thing that was remarkably clumſy, Caſſem’s pantouffles were always the object of compariſon.”

“No perſon or perſons who ſhall occupy the myſtery or occupation of a cordwainer or ſhoemaker ſhall ſhew, to the intent to put to ſale, any ſhoes, boots, buſkins, ſtartops, ſlippers or pantouffles, upon the Sunday, upon pain of forfeiture for every pair made, ſold, ſhewed, or put to ſale, three ſhillings and four-pence, and the juſt and full value of the ſame.”

“[…] / And yet her ’kerchief and her ruffles, / Her petticoats and her pantouffles, / Were full as cleanly and as neat / As you can buy in Monmouth ſtreet: / […]”

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