slype

[ slahyp ]

/ slaɪp /

noun Architecture.

a covered passage, especially one from the transept of a cathedral to the chapter house.

Also slip.

Origin of slype

1860–65; origin uncertain; compare dialectal Dutch slijpe secret path

Words nearby slype

slutty, sly, slyboots, sly-grog, slyly, slype, Sm, SMA, smaak, smack, smack dab

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Example sentences from the Web for slype

A doorway into the slype remains in the wall, and communicates with a wall passage.
Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory|Thomas Perkins
He is best remembered in the Winchester of to-day for his cutting of the passage known as the "slype."
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester|Philip Walsingham Sergeant
Slype—a passage leading from the transept to the chapter-house.
Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys|Dugald Butler and Herbert Story
A pre-restoration view is published of the east end of the cathedral, showing the slype, in Britton's "Norwich."
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich|C. H. B. Quennell

The passage or slype, of Norman date, at the west end, was the main entrance to the cloister from the outer court.
The Cathedrals of Great Britain|P. H. Ditchfield

British Dictionary definitions for slype

slype

/ (slaɪp) /

noun

a covered passageway in a cathedral or church that connects the transept to the chapterhouse

Word Origin for slype

C19: probably from Middle Flemish slijpen to slip

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单词	slype
释义	slype [ slahyp ] / slaɪp / noun Architecture. a covered passage, especially one from the transept of a cathedral to the chapter house. Also slip. Origin of slype 1860–65; origin uncertain; compare dialectal Dutch slijpe secret path Words nearby slype slutty, sly, slyboots, sly-grog, slyly, slype, Sm, SMA, smaak, smack, smack dab Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slype A doorway into the slype remains in the wall, and communicates with a wall passage. Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory\|Thomas Perkins He is best remembered in the Winchester of to-day for his cutting of the passage known as the "slype." Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester\|Philip Walsingham Sergeant Slype—a passage leading from the transept to the chapter-house. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys\|Dugald Butler and Herbert Story A pre-restoration view is published of the east end of the cathedral, showing the slype, in Britton's "Norwich." Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich\|C. H. B. Quennell The passage or slype, of Norman date, at the west end, was the main entrance to the cloister from the outer court. The Cathedrals of Great Britain\|P. H. Ditchfield British Dictionary definitions for slype slype / (slaɪp) / noun a covered passageway in a cathedral or church that connects the transept to the chapterhouse Word Origin for slype C19: probably from Middle Flemish slijpen to slip Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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