patten

¹ American  

[pat-n] / ˈpæt n /

noun

1. 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.

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

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

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Patten ² American  

[pat-n] / ˈpæt n /

noun

1. Gilbert Burt L. Standish, 1866–1945, U.S. writer of adventure stories.

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patten British  

/ ˈpætən /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• pattened adjective

Etymology

Origin of patten

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

Example Sentences

The women in that region wear a kind of patten in winter to keep them above the snow.

From Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life by Child-Villiers, Margaret Elizabeth Leigh

In reality, patten is derived from the French word patin, which has a varied meaning of the sole of a shoe or a skate.

From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Earle, Alice Morse

On Christmas Eve she put her little wooden patten on the hearth before the fire, and went to sleep to dream of Saint Nicholas.

From Good Stories for Holidays by Olcott, Frances Jenkins

He was an ingenious workman, and made excellent pattens; nay, the very patten with which he was knocked down was his own workmanship.

From History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry

Saturday.—Grandfather took us down street to be measured for some new patten leather shoes at Mr. Ambler’s.

From Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl by Richards, Caroline Cowles