"slip case" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slip cases [plural], slip-case [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} slip case (plural slip cases)
  1. A removable protective covering for a book etc
    Sense id: en-slip_case-en-noun-a~1rbKFI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "for, if there should appear a pocket-book, which may be drawn up by a riband from its slip case . . . the child would seize upon these with delight.",
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        },
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          "text": "2003 Miriam A. Drake - Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science\nIf a noble book suggests the need of a noble binding, consider a chemise inserted into a tastefully decorated slip case, leaving the book in its original state."
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        ],
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