espadrille

espadrille Definition

es·pa·drille (es′pə dril′)

noun

a kind of shoe for casual wear, with a canvas upper and a sole of twisted rope

Etymology: Fr, altered by metathesis < espardille < dial. (Gascon) espartilho, dim. < Sp esparto, esparto

espadrille Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

although,i: I never saw any of those youths wearing espadrilles although,I was told that Rainy sometimes wore frocks.

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