sandal

¹

[ san-dl ]

noun

1. a shoe consisting of a sole of leather or other material fastened to the foot by thongs or straps.
2. any of various low shoes or slippers.
3. a light, low, rubber overshoe covering only the front part of a woman's high-heeled shoe.
4. a band or strap that fastens a low shoe or slipper on the foot by passing over the instep or around the ankle.

verb (used with object)

, san·daled, san·dal·ing or (especially British) san·dalled, san·dal·ling.

1. to furnish with sandals.

sandal

²

[ san-dl ]

noun

1. sandalwood.

sandal

/ ˈsændəl /

noun

1. a light shoe consisting of a sole held on the foot by thongs, straps, etc
2. a strap passing over the instep or around the ankle to keep a low shoe on the foot

Derived Forms

• ˈsandalled, adjective

Other Words From

• un·sandaled adjective
• un·sandalled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sandal¹

1350–1400; < French sandale; replacing Middle English sandalie < Latin sandalium < Greek sandálion, equivalent to sándal ( on ) sandal + -ion diminutive suffix

Origin of sandal²

1350–1400; Middle English sandell < Medieval Latin sandalum < Late Greek sántalon, dissimilated variant of sándanon ≪ Sanskrit candana

Word History and Origins

Origin of sandal¹

C14: from Latin sandalium, from Greek sandalion a small sandal, from sandalon sandal

Example Sentences

The sandal is pictured in cartoon-form against the New York skyline on a wheeled plank, held up by wires emerging from the ground.

From The Daily Beast

The only MBTs I saw at the Biennale were a white sandal version on Bianca Jagger, who was sitting outside the Russian pavilion.

From The Daily Beast

His great red feet were bound up in a shoe open at the toes, a kind of compromise for a sandal.

From Project Gutenberg

Alurna sank down on a fallen log, removed her sandal and rubbed the bruised heel.

From Project Gutenberg

Some tribes near the Mexican boundary wear sandals, and sandal-wearing tribes once ranged widely in the south-west.

From Project Gutenberg

It is therefore carefully kept shut up in a sandal-wood box, on which is engraved a verse of the Koran.

From Project Gutenberg

Gold is doubly gold in her presence; and even the diamond sparkles with a new brilliancy on her brow or sandal.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• moccasin
• shoe
• slipper