patten
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
a separate sole attached to a shoe or boot for this purpose.
Building Trades. any stand or support, especially one of a number resting on unbroken ground as a substitute for a foundation.
Origin of patten
1Other words from patten
- pattened, adjective
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Gilbert "Burt L. Standish", 1866–1945, U.S. writer of adventure stories.
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How to use patten in a sentence
The head of the BBC Trust, the former governor of Hong Kong, Chris patten, described the allegations as a “tsunami of filth.”
BBC Scandal Blows Up as Director George Entwistle Resigns | Peter Jukes | November 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSamuel Thompson and Matthew patten were not political theorists in the way our Founding Fathers indisputably were.
Matthew patten owned a hardscrabble farm in Bedford, New Hampshire.
Brother patten, in confirming me, promised that I should be healed of my infirmity and become a strong and powerful man.
Early Scenes in Church History | VariousElder patten was desirous of administering to me and, by way of a pretext, asked the privilege of praying.
Early Scenes in Church History | Various
Romulus patten flushed with shame and anger,—not at the girl, but at the sordid people who had kept her in ignorance.
Narcissa, or the Road to Rome | Laura E. RichardsRomulus patten muttered something in confidence to the brown mug, but Narcissa did not hear it.
Narcissa, or the Road to Rome | Laura E. RichardsRomulus patten looked long into them before he let the little hand go.
Narcissa, or the Road to Rome | Laura E. Richards
British Dictionary definitions for patten
/ (ˈpætən) /
a wooden clog or sandal on a raised wooden platform or metal ring
Origin of patten
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