Question 1 · Quick check
patten
CEFRC2
/ˈpat(ə)n/
noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A wooden or metal shoe sole that raises the foot above wet ground.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA circular wooden plank attached to a horse's foot to prevent it from sinking into a bog while plowing.
Examples
She walked carefully in her wooden patten shoes.
She wore a patten to protect her shoe.
At a glance
Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ˈpæt(ə)n/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsOne of various wooden attachments used to lift a shoe above wet or muddy ground.
Any of various types of footwear with thick soles, often used to elevate the foot, especially wooden clogs.
The base of a pillar.
More examples
In contextThe patten on her shoe was broken.
I went and told part of the excise money till twelve o’clock, and then called on my wife and took her to Mr. Pierces, she in the way being exceedingly troubled with a pair of new pattens, and I vexed to go so slow, it being late.
Tom Freckle, the smith's son, was the next victim to her rage. He was an ingenious workman, and made excellent pattens; nay, the very patten with which he was knocked down was his own workmanship.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English patyn, patin, pateyn, from Old French patin, from patte (“paw, hoof”), from Latin patta, of imitative origin.