sandals

From the verb sandal: (⇒ conjugate)

sandals is: ⓘ

v 3rd person singular

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san•dal¹ /ˈsændəl/   n. [countable]

1. Clothing a shoe made up of a bottom and thongs or straps by which it is fastened to the foot.
2. Clothing a low shoe or slipper.

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san•dal¹  (san′dl), n., v., -daled, -dal•ing or (esp. Brit.) -dalled, -dal•ling. 
n. 

1. Clothing a shoe consisting of a sole of leather or other material fastened to the foot by thongs or straps.
2. Clothing any of various low shoes or slippers.
3. Clothing a light, low, rubber overshoe covering only the front part of a woman's high-heeled shoe.
4. Clothing a band or strap that fastens a low shoe or slipper on the foot by passing over the instep or around the ankle.

v.t. 

5. to furnish with sandals.

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

san•dal²  (san′dl), n. 

1. Plant Biology sandalwood.

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

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sandal / ˈsænd^əl/ 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

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin sandalium, from Greek sandalion a small sandal, from sandalon sandal

ˈsandalled adjective