babouche
/bəˈbuːʃ
/noun
A heelless slipper, typically in oriental style.There are displays of grinders for argan oil, pots, daggers and ceremonial babouches or slippers....
- It is decked out in camel-boned ice buckets, babouche slippers, sequin-edged curtains and artworks by Bridget Riley.
- For small items - babouche shoes, bronze, leatherware, bowls or small items of marquetry for instance - it is fine to set out on you own.
Origin
Late 17th century: from French, from Arabic bābūj, Persian pāpūš, literally 'foot covering'.
- take over
- takeover
- takeover bid
- takeover bidder
- take part
- take place
- take pleasure in
- taker
- taker-in
- taker meer
- taker-off
- take root
- taker-up
- take shape
- take ship
- Takeshita, Noboru
- take sides
- take silk
- take some doing
- take someone aback
- take someone at their word
- take someone back
- take someone for a ride
- take someone in
- take someone in hand