to slipcover
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4.4
- verb
- /ˈslɪpˌkʌvər/
:
cubrir
- Stanley's wingback chair is slipcovered in a pattern of muted colors.
- slipcovered sofa
- slipcovered chair
- slipcovered couch
Examples
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They went in, and there was a blonde woman in a soft print dress sitting on the floor with her back against a chair slipcovered in a different print.
Fiction book (2000) -
It spilled through the long bank of windows behind the newly slipcovered sofa, warming the oak floor and quickening the air with the scent of freshly milled wood.
Fiction book (2000) -
When living with a slipcovered seat, how did they hold up to your boys?
Blog text (3) -
"Hello, again," he said, sitting across the tea table from her in a slipcovered armchair.
Fiction book (1999) -
So she showed her the place where she spent most of her day, a huge square chair in the corner, and felt grateful her mother didn't say anything about slipcovering.
Fiction book (1998) -
"She thumped into the slipcovered wing chair and peered at him as if he were a beetle on a pin."
Fiction book (2000) -
Two club chairs, slipcovered in striped duckcloth, flanked a painted green table topped by a reading lamp.
Fiction book (1999) -
A slipcovered sofa faced away from two club chairs; card tables blocked the entrance to what appeared to be a dining room; a faded Persian carpet covered one side of the floor but was rolled up on the other.
Fiction book (1999) -
Chairs and sofas there were slipcovered in cool, faded fabric; furniture in the formal room wore satin, and draperies were in lustrous brocade.
Fiction book (1995) -
To protect the sofa from stains, she decided to slipcover it with a washable fabric.
Synonyms
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1.0
To put something over another thing to protect or hide it
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1.0
To cover something by putting material around it
83
4.3
To hang or cover something loosely with cloth
38
6.0
To cover something completely, often with a cloth
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3.6
Cover something completely with paper, cloth or another material to protect it
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7.2
To cover something with a cloth or paper
To cover something with an extra layer to protect it or make it look nicer
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb slipcover follows the same idea: slip 'to slide' plus cover 'to protect', so to slipcover is to slide a removable cloth over furniture to protect or decorate it.