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

The Bolt App Lock lets you add additional security measures like PIN codes, fingerprint recognition, or pattens, to apps you don’t want others to easily access.

From The Verge

It is the left that reacts first to a possible face in a background patten, sending out a What’s this? signal to the right.

From Time

This poor man has distorted hands instead of feet, and he moves about on pattens or wooden clogs strapped to his hands and legs.

From Project Gutenberg

She watched the woman of the cottage pass in and out with pail and pattens, and by-and-by she had to parry her questions.

From Project Gutenberg

From the kitchen, where the jacks were turning, firelight streamed across the yard, and pattens clicked, and dogs occasionally yelped; and now and again Mrs. Gilson's voice clacked strenuously.

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