Synonyms for sandal


Grammar : Noun
Spell : san-dl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsæn dl


Définition of sandal

Origin :
  • type of shoe, late 14c., from Old French sandale, from Latin sandalium "a slipper, sandal," from Greek sandalion, diminutive of sandalon "sandal," of unknown origin, perhaps from Persian. Related: Sandals.
  • noun casual shoe
Example sentences :
  • Philothea was stooping to unlace her sandal, and she immediately picked it up.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Then he saw that her sandal was tied in the way he had already wondered at.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • A shoe or sandal, a woman's cup, a wine or oil-skin, or a flesh-pot might be tied.
  • Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
  • The Sandal consists in making a perfumed embrocation from sandal wood.
  • Extract from : « The Faith of Islam » by Edward Sell
  • The sandal and other ceremonies are similar to those described already.
  • Extract from : « The Faith of Islam » by Edward Sell
  • I wish you to tread me under foot as a sandal; I wish my caresses to be your tunic and your wreath.
  • Extract from : « Thais » by Anatole France
  • His legs were bare, and on the foot which was visible he wore a sandal.
  • Extract from : « The Old Tobacco Shop » by William Bowen
  • We see mangas and tilmas, and men wearing the sandal, as in Eastern lands.
  • Extract from : « The Scalp Hunters » by Mayne Reid
  • I there joined the sandal wood trader, which has been so fearfully destroyed.
  • Extract from : « Mary Liddiard » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • There,” said he, placing his foot in the centre of it and drawing the thong, “my sandal is ready.
  • Extract from : « The Hot Swamp » by R.M. Ballantyne

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