sandal

¹

[ san-dl ]

noun

1. a shoe consisting of a sole of leather or other material fastened to the foot by thongs or straps.
2. any of various low shoes or slippers.
3. a light, low, rubber overshoe covering only the front part of a woman's high-heeled shoe.
4. 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.

1. to furnish with sandals.

sandal

²

[ san-dl ]

noun

1. sandalwood.

sandal

/ ˈsændəl /

noun

1. a light shoe consisting of a sole held on the foot by thongs, straps, etc
2. a strap passing over the instep or around the ankle to keep a low shoe on the foot

Derived Forms

• ˈsandalled, adjective

Other Words From

• un·sandaled adjective
• un·sandalled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sandal¹

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

Origin of sandal²

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sandal¹

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

Example Sentences

It’s also a truly year-round dress and would look just as natural with tights and boots as with sandals or bare feet.

From Outside Online

Those sandals, and all my other gear, lives in bins organized by season that I rotate from my garage to my closet to keep everything manageable.

From Outside Online

Twenty-two liters is a nice size for carrying all the requirements for a day of fun, like a couple microfiber towels, a picnic lunch, a water bottle, a dog bowl, sandals, and maybe even a hammock.

From Outside Online

Hiking boots are great if you want extra ankle support, or if you know you’ll be traversing loose, crumbly ground, but for the majority of trails, sneakers—or even good, supportive sandals with adjustable straps—will work just fine.

From Outside Online

You know we’ll wear sandals in the summer or whatever it ends up being.

From Freakonomics

The sandal is pictured in cartoon-form against the New York skyline on a wheeled plank, held up by wires emerging from the ground.

From The Daily Beast

The only MBTs I saw at the Biennale were a white sandal version on Bianca Jagger, who was sitting outside the Russian pavilion.

From The Daily Beast

His great red feet were bound up in a shoe open at the toes, a kind of compromise for a sandal.

From Project Gutenberg

Alurna sank down on a fallen log, removed her sandal and rubbed the bruised heel.

From Project Gutenberg

Some tribes near the Mexican boundary wear sandals, and sandal-wearing tribes once ranged widely in the south-west.

From Project Gutenberg

It is therefore carefully kept shut up in a sandal-wood box, on which is engraved a verse of the Koran.

From Project Gutenberg

Gold is doubly gold in her presence; and even the diamond sparkles with a new brilliancy on her brow or sandal.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• moccasin
• shoe
• slipper