patten

[ pat-n ]

/ ˈpæt n /

noun

any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.

a separate sole attached to a shoe or boot for this purpose.

Building Trades. any stand or support, especially one of a number resting on unbroken ground as a substitute for a foundation.

Nearby words

Origin of patten

1350–1400; Middle English paten < Middle French patin wooden shoe, perhaps derivative of pate paw

Related formspat·tened, adjective

Patten

[ pat-n ]

/ ˈpæt n /

noun

GilbertBurt L. Standish, 1866–1945, U.S. writer of adventure stories.

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Examples from the Web for patten

"I don't care whether Patten is a physician or not," she ran on.
The Bells of San Juan|Jackson Gregory
She had noted carelessly a few scrawled words in Patten's slovenly hand.
The Bells of San Juan|Jackson Gregory
With the exception of Duchess and possibly Patten's Greening we shall certainly sell our next crop in bushel boxes.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916|Various
Mr. Patten of Manchester favored the bill and hoped the motion of Mr. Whicher would be voted down.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)|Various

That it was Patten she knew only when she had gone down the steps and had overtaken him there.
The Bells of San Juan|Jackson Gregory

British Dictionary definitions for patten

patten

/ (ˈpætən) /

noun

a wooden clog or sandal on a raised wooden platform or metal ring

Word Origin for patten

C14: from Old French patin, probably from patte paw

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Word Origin and History for patten

patten

late 14c., from Old French patin "clog, type of shoe" (13c.), probably from pate "paw, foot," from Gallo-Romance *pauta, ultimately perhaps imitative of the sound made by a paw. The immediate source has been sought in Celtic [Barnhart] and Germanic [OED], but evidence is wanting. Likely cognates include Provençal pauta, Catalan pote, Middle Dutch and Dutch poot, German Pfote "paw."