slype

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noun

A covered passageway, especially one connecting the transept of a cathedral or monastery to the chapter house.

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Meanings

nounslype (plural slypes)

plural slypes

  1. architectureA covered passageway, especially one connecting the transept of a cathedral or monastery to the chapter house.

    Then he ventures down the slypes which lead between pavilions into the cloister yards.

    2022, Jim Crace, eden, Picador, page 62

Origin

From slip.

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Translations

Bulgarian галерия, пасаж
  • галерия (galerija)A covered passageway
  • пасаж (pasaž)A covered passageway

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Pyles
Cite this entry
APA

slype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slype

MLA

“slype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slype. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slype,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slype.

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