patten
Any of various types of footwear with thick soles, often used to elevate the foot,…Any of various types of footwear with thick soles, often used to elevate the foot, especially wooden clogs.
Meaning
6 sensesAny of various types of footwear with thick soles, often used to elevate the foot, especially wooden clogs.
footwear usually with wooden soles
(historical)One of various wooden attachments used to lift a shoe above wet or muddy ground.
(UK, dialectal)An ice skate.
(historical)An iron hoop attached to a person's boot in cases of hip-joint disease.
The base of a pillar.
(obsolete)A circular wooden plank attached to a horse's foot to prevent it from sinking into a bog while plowing.
Origin
From Middle English patyn, patin, pateyn, from Old French patin, from patte (“paw, hoof”),From Middle English patyn, patin, pateyn, from Old French patin, from patte (“paw, hoof”), from Latin patta, of imitative origin.
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