Patten (Noun)
Meaning
Footwear usually with wooden soles.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- She placed her wooden patten in a corner of the room to dry after washing.
- The warmth of the fire helped to dry her patten more quickly.
- Wearing pattens over her shoes allowed her to walk through muddy areas with less trouble.
- Since her patten cracked, it caused discomfort with every step she took.
- In some parts of Europe, wooden pattens remained a practical footwear accessory even as late as the nineteenth century.