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noun
A shoe with a long pointed toe worn in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Synonym of poulaine (“any style of long-toed medieval shoe”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Qualifier: inexact
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Synonyms: poulaine
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An elongated pointed sleeve in some medieval gowns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From French pigache (“kind of hoe, kind of hoofprint, kind of shoe”).
Across languages
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