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espadrille
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
espadrille \espadrille\ n. a sandal with a sole made of rope or rubber and a cloth upper part.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
shoe with soles of hemp-rope (originally worn in the Pyrenees), 1892, from French espadrille (17c.), from Provençal espardillo, from Latin spartum "Spanish broom, Spanish grass," a plant of Iberia and North Africa that produced a fiber used to make mats, nets, ropes, etc., from Greek sparton "rope made of spartos" ("Spanish broom"), from PIE *spr-to-, from root *sper- (2) "to turn, twist" (see Sparta). For initial e- see e-.
Wiktionary
n. a light shoe having an upper made of fabric and a sole of rope
WordNet
n. a sandal with a sole made of rope or rubber and a cloth upper part
Wikipedia
Espadrilles, alpargatas or espardenyes are normally casual, flat, but sometimes high-heeled shoes originated in the Pyrenees. They usually have a canvas or cotton fabric upper and a flexible sole made of jute rope. The jute rope sole is the defining characteristic of an espadrille; the uppers vary widely in style.
In Quebec, however, espadrille is the usual term for running shoes or sneakers.
Usage examples of "espadrille".
She tried to close the door again, but Anne shoved her espadrille in it.
Like those of a true Floridian, her tanned legs were bare, and her espadrilles of colored straw matched her dress.
I followed the patter of her espadrilles down a dark hallway to the kitchen.
She rooted in the bottom of her closet, found a pair of red canvas espadrilles, and slid into them.
And thinking of them, she again regretted their loss, along with a good silk blouse and a fairly new pair of espadrilles Mattie had said were ruined with mud.
Sam and Lauren, in one of the wicker chairs, kicked off her espadrilles and curled her tanned, bare legs under her like a child.
A wave of his hand was answered by a blurred motion from the boat, and he waded toward the deserted shore, his canvas pants heavy with water, his rope-soled espadrilles digging into the sand.
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Gwyn Barry, wearing white tennis shorts and black espadrilles, was being interviewed out by the pool.