patten

Noun

1. Any of various types of footwear with thick soles, often used to elevate the foot, especially wooden clogs.
2. (historical) One of various wooden attachments used to lift a shoe above wet or muddy ground.
3. (obsolete) A circular wooden plank attached to a horse's foot to prevent it from sinking into a bog while plowing.
4. (British, dialectal) An ice skate.
5. (historical) An iron hoop attached to a person's boot in cases of hip-joint disease.
6. The base of a pillar.

Verb

To go about wearing pattens.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpat(ə)n/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: patyn

In summary

From Middle English patyn, patin, pateyn, from Old French patin, from patte (“paw, hoof”), from Latin patta, of imitative origin.

Synonyms

sabot

clog

geta

socle

toe

wooden shoe

Zoccola

stylopodium

bent

pillar support

heel

plinth

Translations

zueco

takunya

nalın

tamanco

galocha

esclop

zoccolo

ξυλοπάπουτσο

klomp

τσόκαρο

chodak

chanclo

Geta

sabot

Holzpantine