sandal

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[ san-dl ]
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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.

  1. a light, low, rubber overshoe covering only the front part of a woman's high-heeled shoe.

  2. 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),san·daled, san·dal·ing or (especially British) san·dalled, san·dal·ling.
  1. to furnish with sandals.

Origin of sandal

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1350–1400; <French sandale; replacing Middle English sandalie<Latin sandalium<Greek sandálion, equivalent to sándal(on) sandal + -ion diminutive suffix

Other words from sandal

  • un·san·daled, adjective
  • un·san·dalled, adjective

Other definitions for sandal (2 of 2)

sandal2
[ san-dl ]

Origin of sandal

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1350–1400; Middle English sandell<Medieval Latin sandalum<Late Greek sántalon, dissimilated variant of sándanon ≪ Sanskrit candana

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How to use sandal in a sentence

  • The garden walks were damp, and Edna called to the maid to bring out her rubber sandals.

  • He had gone, in fact, to the dressing room, where boys of all sizes were putting on sandals and running trunks.

    The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler Warner
  • Um longed to return for her straw sandals, but this freedom of the night was already far too precious for jeopardy.

    The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil Fenollosa
  • His unhosed feet, shod in worn-out sandals, rested on wooden stirrups.

  • Some remained with him to care for his sandals, and others (adversitrs) returned at the appointed hour to see him home.

    The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for sandal

sandal

/ (ˈsændəl) /


noun
  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

Origin of sandal

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C14: from Latin sandalium, from Greek sandalion a small sandal, from sandalon sandal

Derived forms of sandal

  • sandalled, adjective

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