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poulaine
[ poo-leyn ]
noun
- a shoe or boot with an elongated pointed toe, fashionable in the 15th century.
- the toe on such a shoe.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of poulaine1
1520–30; < Middle French Poulaine Poland (in the phrase souliers à la Poulaine shoes of Polish style); compare Anglo-French poleine
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Example Sentences
This form is called la poulaine, while the shorter kind are known as demi-poulaine.
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