slype

noun

slype

noun

Etymology From slip.

1

Architecture A 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:

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