单词 | alpargata |
释义 | alpargatan. Originally in Spanish-speaking contexts: a light canvas shoe with a plaited fibre sole; an espadrille. In later use also Caribbean: a flat-soled sandal having a strap of canvas, leather, or some other material. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > shoe > [noun] > types of > with straps or thongs > sandal > types of alpargata1613 opanka1778 pampootie1846 kaparrang1867 huarache1887 chappal1893 bakya1916 platform sandal1940 jandal1950 flip-flop1958 thonged sandal1958 thong sandal1965 toe-thong sandal1966 thong1967 slip-slop1971 1613 W. Shute tr. J. J. Orlers & H. van Haestens Triumphs of Nassau 62 The sayd fleet was likewise furnished with..shooes which the Spanyards call Zapatos, and eleuen thousand paire of other shooes which they terme Alpargates [Fr. Alpargates]. 1650 T. Thorowgood tr. A. Monterinos in Iewes in Amer. iii. x. 132 The Indian..bid him..put on his Alpergatas (these are a certaine sort of shooes which the Indians weare) and take this staffe and follow him. 1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund II. v. ii. 175 If one should say polaynas and alpargatas, canst immediately tell the inventor of them? 1802 tr. C. A. Fischer Trav. Spain xliii. 365 The lower classes wear alpargatas or shoes made of packthread. 1827 J. P. Hamilton Trav. Interior Provinces Columbia I. 217 They had not a pair of shoes and stockings in the whole battalion; the officers wearing alpargátes. 1897 H. F. Gadow In Northern Spain iv. 63 My companions wore alpargatas, namely, canvas shoes with thick soles of plaited hemp or grass. 1924 Blackwood's Mag. June 797/2 A middle-aged rather weather-beaten man, with one foot in a black boot, and the other in an alpargata, came into the saloon. 1953 P. S. Allfrey Orchid House v. 66 Her legs were bare and she was wearing alpagatas—brief leather soles strung together over toes and heels. 2004 P. Eisner Freedom Line (2005) iii. x. 206 He could feel his foot and his toes wriggle on the soft rope soles of his alpargatas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1613 |
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