patten

pat·ten

P0108100 (păt′n)n. Any one of various types of wooden-soled footwear, such as a sandal, shoe, or clog, worn to increase one's height or to keep one's feet out of the mud.

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[Middle English patin, from Old French, perhaps from pate, paw, hoof; see patois.]

patten

(ˈpætən) n (Clothing & Fashion) a wooden clog or sandal on a raised wooden platform or metal ring[C14: from Old French patin, probably from patte paw]

pat•ten

(ˈpæt n)

n. 1. any sturdy or thick-soled shoe or boot, as a sabot or chopine, worn to protect the feet from mud or wetness. 2. a separate sole attached to a shoe or boot for this purpose. [1350–1400; Middle English paten < Middle French patin wooden shoe, perhaps derivative of pate paw] pat′tened, adj.

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patten - footwear usually with wooden soles clog, geta, sabotfootgear, footwear - covering for a person's feet

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