Moonlit slips of silver cloud.
Tennyson.
A thin slip of a girl, like a new moon Sure to be rounded into
beauty soon.
Longfellow.
5. A leash or string by which a dog is held; - - so called from its
being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation
of the hand.
We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck and Lena in the
slips, in search of deer.
Sir S. Baker.
6. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one the
slip. Shak.
7. (Print.) A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work
struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in
the galley.
8. Any covering easily slipped on. Specifically: (a) A loose garment
worn by a woman. (b) A child's pinafore. (c) An outside covering or
case; as, a pillow slip. (d) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the
like. [R.]
9. A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver.
[Obs.] Shak.
10. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge
tools. [Prov. Eng.] Sir W. Petty.
11. Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the decoration of
ceramic ware, and also as a cement for handles and other applied parts.