Cinderella is a fairy story about an abused scullery girl who lives with her wicked step-mother and two ugly step-sisters; who is invited to a royal ball, provided with a temporary enchantment of rich costume and coach and horses by a fairy god mother, while at the ball dances with the prince who falls in love with her, but leaving quickly before the enchantment wears off she leaves behind one of her slippers. The prince then endeavours to locate his love, which he does by having the girls of the neighbourhood try on the slipper until he finds the one girl the slipper fits. In English the slipper is referred to as a glassslipper, but this is a mistake in the story's translation. It should actually be a sableslipper, which were only worn by royalty - hence the fairy god mother gave the heroine of the story a pair of royal slippers to wear. Research Cinderella
Carinaria is a genus of gasteropodous molluscs, of the order called Heteropoda or Nucleobranchiata, whose shells are known as Venus' slipper and glass nautilus. The gills are protected by a small and very delicate shell of glassy translucence. The creature itself is about five centimetres in length, and is of oceanic habits. It is so transparent that the vital functions may be watched by the aid of a microscope. Research Carinaria
Ciliata are a highly organised class of the Protozoa, characterised by the possession of cilia, which may be distributed all over the body, and act as swimming organs, as in the slipperanimalcule, or may be restricted to certain parts of it, as in the stalked bell animalcule, in which their action serves to sweep food-particles into the gullet. Research Ciliata
Jewelweed, also known as Wild Balsam, Balsam-weed, Pale-touch-me-not, Spotted-touch-me-not, Slipperweed, Silverweed and Wild Lady's Slipper (Impatiensaurea or Impatiens biflora) is a tall and branching succulent annual plant of the family Geraniaceae, found growing in low-lying, damp rich soil beside streams and similar damp locations. The leaves are thin, ovate, more or less toothed and of a green colour. The slipper-shaped flowers are yellow and have long recurved tails. Research Jewelweed
Lady's slipper is a popular name for orchids of the genus Cypripedium, especially the native British species, Cypripedium calceolus which is sometimes found in woods in northern England. The name occurs because of the inflated lip of the plant's corolla. Research Lady's Slipper
In engineering, a slipper is an iron slide or brake-shoe adjusted under the wheel of a vehicle to act as a drag when descending an incline. Research Slipper
The Mig-15 (Fagot) is a Soviet built single-seater fighter aircraft. It first flew in December 1947, and entered service in 1948, with the last models being built in 1953. The Mig-15 is armed with a 37 mm N cannon under the right side of the nose and one 23 mm NS cannon under the left side of the nose. The Mig-15bis variant also carried one 37 mm cannon under the right wing, and two 23 mm cannons under the left wing. Up to 500 kg of disposable stores can be carried on two under-wing hard-points. The Mig-15 is powered by one RD-54F (Rolls-Roce Nene) turbojet providing a top speed of 1070 kmh and a range of 1960 km, the more powerful Mig-15bis variant built in 1949 had a more powerful engine providing a top speed of 1072 kmh, and a range of 1425 km when carrying additional slipper tanks. Research Mig-15
Coursing is the pursuit of game by dogs running by sight, not by scent. Modern coursing is mainly restricted to greyhound racing where the object is not to catch the hare, but rather a race of speed between the dogs. The first known set of English rules for coursing was drawn up in the reign of Elizabeth I by the Duke of Norfolk.
Coursing meetings were held in various localities, at which dogs were entered for a variety of stakes, as horses are at a racemeeting. When a hare was started it was allowed a certain advance on the dogs, which were then let loose from the 'slips' or cords held by the 'slipper' and fastened to the dogs' collars. A judge kept his eyes on the dogs, and noted what were called 'points,' the victory being adjudged to the dog which makes the most 'points.' Research Coursing
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