POULAINE

Etymology

Noun

poulaine (plural poulaines) (historical)

A long, pointed toe of a shoe, a style fashionable in the 14th and 15th centuries

A shoe in such a style.

Synonyms

• (shoe): crackow, cracow, crakow

• (pike): crackow, cracow, crakow

Source: Wiktionary


Pou*laine", n. Etym: [F. soulier à la poulaine.]

Definition: A long pointed shoe. See Cracowes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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