sandalling
san·dal
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[san-dl] noun, verb, san·daled, san·dal·ing or (especially British) san·dalled, san·dal·ling. 
dl 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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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
Related forms
un·san·daled, adjective
un·san·dalled, adjective
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sandal (ˈsændəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a light shoe consisting of a sole held on the foot by thongs, straps, etc |
| 2. | a strap passing over the instep or around the ankle to keep a low shoe on the foot |
| [C14: from Latin sandalium, from Greek sandalion a small sandal, from sandalon sandal] | |
| 'sandalled | |
| —adj | |
| sandalwood or sandal (ˈsændəlˌwʊd) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of several evergreen hemiparasitic trees of the genus Santalum, esp S. album (white sandalwood), of S Asia and Australia, having hard light-coloured heartwood: family Santalaceae |
| 2. | the wood of any of these trees, which is used for carving, is burned as incense, and yields an aromatic oil used in perfumery |
| 3. | any of various similar trees or their wood, esp Pterocarpus santalinus (red sandalwood), a leguminous tree of SE Asia having dark red wood used as a dye |
| [C14 sandal, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Late Greek sandanon, from Sanskrit candana sandalwood] | |
| sandal or sandal | |
| —n | |
| [C14 sandal, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Late Greek sandanon, from Sanskrit candana sandalwood] | |
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Word Origin & History
sandal
1382, from O.Fr. sandale, from L. sandalium, from Gk. sandalion, dim. of sandalon "sandal," probably from Persian.
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