poulaine

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Anglo-Norman poleine and Middle French poulaine.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /puːˈleɪn/

Noun [edit]

poulaine (plural poulaines)

  1. (historical) A long, pointed toe of a shoe, a style fashionable in the 14th and 15th centuries
  2. (historical) a shoe in such a style.

Synonyms [edit]

(shoe):

(pike):

French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Originally in the phrase souliers à la poulaine (“shoes in the Polish style”), from the feminine form of Middle French poulain (“Polish”).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /pulɛn/

Noun [edit]

poulaine f (plural poulaines)

  1. (historical) poulaine
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