chaussure

American  

[shoh-syr] / ʃoʊˈsür /

noun

French.

plural

chaussures

1. any foot covering, as a shoe or boot; footwear.

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Example Sentences

Even shoes and stockings are wanting; but the most costly chaussure could not add to the elegance of those pretty mignon feet.

From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne

Neither the naked ankles, nor the slight but costly chaussure, gave me any surprise, however inappropriate either might be deemed to a walk through the thorny chapparal.

From The Guerilla Chief And other Tales by Reid, Mayne

Their chaussure is pitiable in the extreme: some have boots, not unfrequently decorated with spurs; others have shoes, trodden down at heel and terribly tattered; and some even appear in slippers. 

From A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy by Dulcken, H. W. (Henry William)

But for the style of the chaussure, I might have fancied that the tracks were those of some one who had strayed from the caravan.

From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne

This is the true Parisian manner—this is the prettiest little foot in the room, and the prettiest little chaussure too.

From The History of Pendennis by Thackeray, William Makepeace