patten

¹

[ pat-n ]

noun

1. any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
2. a separate sole attached to a shoe or boot for this purpose.
3. Building Trades. any stand or support, especially one of a number resting on unbroken ground as a substitute for a foundation.

Patten

²

[ pat-n ]

noun

1. Gilbert Burt L. Standish, 1866–1945, U.S. writer of adventure stories.

patten

/ ˈpætən /

noun

1. a wooden clog or sandal on a raised wooden platform or metal ring

Other Words From

• pattened adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of patten¹

1350–1400; Middle English paten < Middle French patin wooden shoe, perhaps derivative of pate paw

Word History and Origins

Origin of patten¹

C14: from Old French patin, probably from patte paw

Example Sentences

Dark pattens pop up all over the digital environment, from e-commerce checkouts to digital ads to — yes — cookie tracking opt-out interfaces.

From Digiday

Now Patten is up for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, and she and her castmates are nominated for Best Musical Theater Album at the Grammys.

From Ozy

Before Broadway theaters shuttered, Patten brought the same electricity to New York’s Broadhurst Theatre.

From Ozy

The head of the BBC Trust, the former governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, described the allegations as a “tsunami of filth.”

From The Daily Beast

Samuel Thompson and Matthew Patten were not political theorists in the way our Founding Fathers indisputably were.

From The Daily Beast

Matthew Patten owned a hardscrabble farm in Bedford, New Hampshire.

From The Daily Beast

Brother Patten, in confirming me, promised that I should be healed of my infirmity and become a strong and powerful man.

From Project Gutenberg

Elder Patten was desirous of administering to me and, by way of a pretext, asked the privilege of praying.

From Project Gutenberg

Romulus Patten flushed with shame and anger,—not at the girl, but at the sordid people who had kept her in ignorance.

From Project Gutenberg

Romulus Patten muttered something in confidence to the brown mug, but Narcissa did not hear it.

From Project Gutenberg

Romulus Patten looked long into them before he let the little hand go.

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