galoshes
Britishplural noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of galoshes
C14 (in the sense: wooden shoe): from Old French galoche, from Late Latin gallicula Gallic shoe
Example Sentences
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She was wearing galoshes, as were many members of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, at an evening rehearsal earlier this week in a Glendale church, where dozens of dripping umbrellas were propped against the walls.
From Los Angeles Times
“And basically there are future leaders here. And they’re all slowly getting their political galoshes wet now. And it’s a really beautiful thing to see.”
From Washington Post
It doesn’t matter if these are sandals or galoshes: the result is what counts.
From Seattle Times
In the yard on Sunday, the dead woman’s feet, in woolen socks and galoshes, poked out beneath the boards, beside the path where she had stood.
From New York Times
Mr. West, in his signature Balenciaga galoshes, and Ms. Fox, donning a fitted, long-sleeve crop top and low-rise pants, board a flight to Paris at Miami International Airport.
From New York Times
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