'Slipper animalcule' definitions:

Definition of 'Slipper animalcule'

From: GCIDE
  • Slipper \Slip"per\, n.
  • 1. One who, or that which, slips. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease, and worn in undress; a slipshoe. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A kind of apron or pinafore for children. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Mach.) A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment; -- also called shoe, and gib. [1913 Webster]
  • Slipper animalcule (Zool.), a ciliated infusorian of the genus Paramecium.
  • Slipper flower.(Bot.) Slipperwort.
  • Slipper limpet, or Slipper shell (Zool.), a boat shell. [1913 Webster]