patten

ˈpæt.n̩

Definition

Definition of patten - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

clothing

Rare

footwear with thick soles for elevation

Rare

She wore pattens to keep her feet dry.

clog

sandal

shoe

footwear

Rare

wooden attachments lifting shoes above wet ground

Rare

Pattens were essential in muddy streets.

clog

galosh

overshoe

architecture

Dated

the base of a pillar

Dated

The patten supported the ancient column.

footing

plinth

horses

Rare

circular wooden plank for horses in bogs

Rare

The farmer used pattens for his horse.

sports

Dated

ice skate in British dialect

Dated

He skated on the frozen pond with pattens.

glider

ice skate

skate

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Images of patten

footwear with thick soles for elevation
the base of a pillar
circular wooden plank for horses in bogs

Origin of patten

Middle English, patin (shoe with a wooden sole)

Examples of patten in a sentence

Pattens were common in medieval Europe for outdoor work.
Farmers wore pattens to navigate flooded fields.
Pattens protected shoes from the rain-soaked ground.
The patten was intricately carved.
Restoration included repairing the patten.
The stable was equipped with pattens for muddy conditions.

Pattens were essential for the horses in the wetland area.
The old pattens were displayed in the museum.
He bought new pattens for the winter season.

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French:socque, sabot, ...
German:Trippen, Sockel, ...
Italian:zoccoli, soprascarpe, ...
Spanish:zuecos, zancos, ...
Portuguese:tamanco, tamancos, ...
Chinese:高底鞋, 木屐, ...
Japanese:パッテン, 木製下駄, ...
Arabic:قَبْقَاب, حِذاء خَشَبِي, ...
Hebrew:קַבְּקַבִּים, פַּטֵּן, ...
Russian:сабо, колодки, ...
Ukrainian:калоші, дерев'яні насадки, ...
Hindi:पैटेन, लकड़ी के जूते, ...
Bengali:প্যাটেন, কাঠের পাদুকা, ...
Catalan:esclops, patins, ...
Czech:obuv se zvýšenou podrážkou, trepky, ...
Danish:træsko, base, ...
Dutch:patijn, trippen, ...
Greek:πατίνια, βάση, ...
Hungarian:facipő, facipőtalp, ...
Khmer:ស្បែកជើងបាតក្រាស់សម្រាប់លើកជើងឱ្យខ្ពស់ពីដី, បាតឈើពាក់ក្រោមស្បែកជើងដើម្បីលើកឱ្យផុតពីដីសើម, ...
Korean:패튼, 나막신, ...
Persian:پاتن, کفش چوبی, ...
Polish:patyny, patynki, ...
Portuguese (BR):tamanco, plinto, ...
Romanian:pattens, saboti, ...
Swedish:träskor, trätoffel, ...
Thai:รองเท้าพื้นหนา, เกี๊ยะ, ...
Turkish:nalın, takunya, ...
Vietnamese:giày đế dày, guốc gỗ, ...

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