court shoe


nounBritish.

Origin of court shoe

1
First recorded in 1880–85; so called from the fact that high-heeled shoes were first worn in royal courts

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British Dictionary definitions for court shoe

court shoe

noun
  1. a low-cut shoe for women, having no laces or straps

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