noun
- Plural of pantoffle; soft indoor slippers or loose shoes, typically without heels or with low heels.
Usage: archaic or historical; chiefly British
Examples
- She changed into her pantoffles after a long day of wearing formal shoes.
- The elderly gentleman shuffled across the room in his worn pantoffles.
- Pantoffles were a common form of indoor footwear in medieval and Renaissance Europe.
- He preferred pantoffles to hard-soled shoes when relaxing at home.