Sandal Meaning
/ˈsændəl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot
verbTo put on sandals.
Sentence Examples
The boy lost his sandal in the field.
Maria killed the cockroach with a sandal.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Because the beach sand was burning hot, she decided to slip on a lightweight ____ on each of her feet.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She slipped on a leather ____ and headed out to explore the cobbled streets.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English sandal (“sandal”), from Old French sandale, from Latin sandalium, from Ancient Greek σανδάλιον (sandálion), diminutive of σάνδαλον (sándalon, “sandal”), of unknown origin. Often mistakenly parsed as related to sand.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"And on the tables every clime and age / Jumbled together: celts and calumets, / Claymore and snow-shoe, toys in lava, fans / Of sandal, amber, ancient rosaries[…]"
— 1847, Alfred Tennyson, “Prologue”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Because the beach sand was burning hot, she decided to slip on a lightweight ____ on each of her feet.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She slipped on a leather ____ and headed out to explore the cobbled streets.