latchet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of latchet
1300–50; Middle English lachet < Middle French, dialectal variant of lacet. See lace, -et
Example Sentences
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And perhaps, if the deep truth of that symbolism strikes home, he will doff his hat in salutation to a man the latchet of whose shoes he is unworthy to unloose.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Unfit to kiss thy shoon's latchet, sweet—" "Yet hast untied the latchets of my heart."
From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
For the want of a latchet of small value, the wicket of a barn-yard leading to the fields was often left open.
From Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Knight, Charles
Their shoes were made of undressed camel's leather, bound round the edge with yellow leather, and fastened by a latchet made of the same.
From Harper's Young People, July 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
He put in his hand and opened the latchet, and with very little trouble got down into the room.
From Mopsa the Fairy by Ingelow, Jean
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