brodequin
noun
bro·de·quin
ˈbrōdəkə̇n,
-räd-
plural -s
: buskin
specifically : a high shoe once worn by women
Word History
Etymology
alteration (influenced by French brodequin) of earlier brodekin, brodkin, from Middle English brodkyn, from Middle French brodequin, alteration (influenced by broder to embroider) of brosequin, of non-Indo-European origin; probably akin to the source of Middle French broissequin, a sometimes fawn-colored cloth
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