slip|cov|er

slip|cov|er
slip|cov|er «SLIHP KUHV uhr», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a removable cloth cover for a chair, sofa, or footstool: »

an armchair adorned with a gay print slipcover (New Yorker).

2. a dust jacket for a book.
–v.t.
to cover with a slipcover: »

books to be bound, rebound or slipcovered (New York Times).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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