Meaning of pantoufle | Babel Free
Definitions
Fer à cheval dont l'épaisseur augmente depuis le milieu jusque vers l’extrémité des branches. ^([1]) [Note : normalement on devrait dire : « fer à pantoufle.»]
Examples
“But I would thou ſhouldſt know, that if he ſhould come in proper perſon to Rome, the Pope would not entertaine him, except he would ſubmit himſelfe and kiſſe his pantoufle.”
“And he ordered the Captain of the Swiſs guards to tell Stouppe, that he had heard of me, and would give me a private audience abed, to ſave me from the ceremony of the Pantoufle.”
“In the Day I wait on my Lady when ſhe eats, / Carry her Pantoufles, bear up her Train; / Sing her aſleep at Night, and, when ſhe pleaſes, / I am her Bedfellow.”
“Lady, I have been too long the vassal of a pantoufle, and the slave of a silver whistle.”
“She had got out of bed and slipped on her pantoufles only, and the night was cold.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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