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figure skates

  • plural
    of figure skate.
    figure skate
    noun
    a shoe skate used in figure skating, especially one having a blade shorter than that of a racing skate, usually not extending beyond the toe or heel, and with notches or sawteeth on the curved forward edge.

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Another wore figure skates, hands hidden in fur muffs.

From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2023

“My grandmother had figure skates and I wore them a few times. Never again. Hockey skates are so much more comfortable.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2018

Hockey and figure skates, including a signed pair of hers, hang over the bar, which features a “frost rail” that makes its surface look and feel like an ice rink.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2018

Some women athletes do indeed wear makeup during competition, especially the ones on figure skates.

From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2014

Another Russian passenger’s bag was opened and an inspector pulled out a pair of white figure skates.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2012

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