DCHP-1 Online
Indian slipper 
1 a flat-soled shoe of soft leather, originally worn by the Indians. See picture at moccasin (def. 1).
See also: moccasin (def. 1)
- 1785 (1943) They wear the same dress summer and winter, which consists of a pair of scarlet leggings, Indian slippers, a short calico jacket without breeches, crimson cloak finely ornamented with rich fringe, and a kind of a helmet instead of a hat.
2 one of several varieties of lady's slipper, as Cypripedium acaule or C. parviflorum.
See also: moccasin flower
- 1912 (1913) Indian Slipper. The pink lady's-slipper, or moccasin-flower (Cypripedium acaule).
- 1785 (1943) They wear the same dress summer and winter, which consists of a pair of scarlet leggings, Indian slippers, a short calico jacket without breeches, crimson cloak finely ornamented with rich fringe, and a kind of a helmet instead of a hat.