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noun
1.
a shoe consisting of a sole of leather or other material fastened to the foot by thongs or straps.
2.
any of various low shoes or slippers.
3.
a light, low, rubber overshoe covering only the front part of a woman's high-heeled shoe.
4.
a band or strap that fastens a low shoe or slipper on the foot by passing over the instep or around the ankle.
verb (used with object)
5.
to furnish with sandals.
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Sandalled
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Origin:
1350–1400; < French sandale; replacing Middle English sandalie < Latin sandalium < Greek sandálion, equivalent to sándal(on) sandal + -ion diminutive suffix
1350–1400; < French sandale; replacing Middle English sandalie < Latin sandalium < Greek sandálion, equivalent to sándal(on) sandal + -ion diminutive suffix
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un·san·daled, adjective
un·san·dalled, adjective
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sandal
1382, from O.Fr. sandale, from L. sandalium, from Gk. sandalion, dim. of sandalon "sandal," probably from Persian.
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