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footwear

American  
[foot-wair] / ˈfʊtˌwɛər /

noun

  1. articles to be worn on the feet, as shoes, slippers, or boots.


footwear British  
/ ˈfʊtˌwɛə /

noun

  1. anything worn to cover the feet

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of footwear

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; foot + wear


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She favours low fuss, low-key work jackets, flannel shirts, jeans and practical footwear.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Morgan said that the quarterly print was reassuring, with the main drag being a soft wholesale footwear business in Europe, as expected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Photographs published by state newspaper Rodong Sinmun show the 42-year-old dictator touring what the paper said was a clothing and footwear exhibition with his daughter.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Machinery, footwear and apparel were manufacturing hub Vietnam's major exports to the EFTA.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

Katz needed bootlaces, so we went to an outfitter’s, and while he was off in the footwear section I had an idle shuffle around.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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