sandal

[san-dl]

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noun

a shoe consisting of a sole of leather or other material fastened to the foot by thongs or straps.

any of various low shoes or slippers.

a light, low, rubber overshoe covering only the front part of a woman's high-heeled shoe.

a band or strap that fastens a low shoe or slipper on the foot by passing over the instep or around the ankle.

verb (used with object), san·daled, san·dal·ing or (especially British) san·dalled, san·dal·ling.

to furnish with sandals.

Origin of sandal

1350–1400; < French sandale; replacing Middle English sandalie < Latin sandalium < Greek sandálion, equivalent to sándal(on) sandal + -ion diminutive suffix

Related formsun·san·daled, adjectiveun·san·dalled, adjective

sandal

[san-dl]

noun

sandalwood.

Origin of sandal

1350–1400; Middle English sandell < Medieval Latin sandalum < Late Greek sántalon, dissimilated variant of sándanon ≪ Sanskrit candana

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Related Words for sandal

slipper, shoe, moccasin, clog, thong, talaria, espadrille, huarache, zori

Examples from the Web for sandal

Contemporary Examples of sandal

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Historical Examples of sandal

Philothea was stooping to unlace her sandal, and she immediately picked it up.
Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
Then he saw that her sandal was tied in the way he had already wondered at.
Welsh Fairy Tales
William Elliott Griffis
A shoe or sandal, a woman's cup, a wine or oil-skin, or a flesh-pot might be tied.
Jesus the Christ
James Edward Talmage
The Sandal consists in making a perfumed embrocation from sandal wood.
The Faith of Islam
Edward Sell
The sandal and other ceremonies are similar to those described already.
The Faith of Islam
Edward Sell

British Dictionary definitions for sandal

sandal

noun

a light shoe consisting of a sole held on the foot by thongs, straps, etc

a strap passing over the instep or around the ankle to keep a low shoe on the foot

Derived Formssandalled, adjective

Word Origin for sandal

C14: from Latin sandalium, from Greek sandalion a small sandal, from sandalon sandal

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Word Origin and History for sandal

type of shoe, late 14c., from Old French sandale, from Latin sandalium "a slipper, sandal," from Greek sandalion, diminutive of sandalon "sandal," of unknown origin, perhaps from Persian. Related: Sandals.