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PATTENED
Etymology
Adjective
pattened (not comparable)
Wearing pattens.
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• patented
Source: Wiktionary
Pat"ten*ed, a.
Definition: Wearing pattens. "Some pattened girl." Jane Austen.
PATTEN
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
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