The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
pattened (not comparable)
Wearing pattens.
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Source: Wiktionary
Pat"ten*ed, a.
Definition: Wearing pattens. "Some pattened girl." Jane Austen.
Pat"ten, n. Etym: [F. patin a high-heeled shoe, fr. patte paw, foot. Cf. Panton, Patté.]
1. A clog or sole of wood, usually supported by an iron ring, worn to raise the feet from the wet or the mud. The patten now supports each frugal dame. Gay.
2. A stilt. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 June 2025
(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.