释义 |
bro·de·quin \ˈbrōdəkə̇n, -räd-\ noun (-s) 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 — more at buskin, broider : buskin; specifically : a high shoe once worn by women |