galoshes

galoshes
galoshes mid-14c., kind of footwear consisting of a wooden sole fastened onto the foot with leather thongs, perhaps from O.Fr. galoche (sing.), from L.L. gallicula, dim. of gallica (solea) "a Gallic (sandal)" [Klein]. Alternative etymology [Barnhart, Hatz.-Darm.] is from V.L. *galopia, from Gk. kalopodion, dim. of kalopous "shoemaker's last," from kalon "wood" + pous "foot" (see FOOT (Cf. foot)). The surname Galocher is attested from c.1300. Modern meaning "rubber covering of a boot or shoe" is from 1853.

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  • galoshes — [[t]gəlɒ̱ʃɪz[/t]] N PLURAL Galoshes are waterproof shoes, usually made of rubber, which you wear over your ordinary shoes to prevent them getting wet …   English dictionary

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  • galoshes — ga|losh|es [gəˈlɔʃız US ˈla: ] n [plural] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: galoche, from Latin gallica solea shoe from Gaul , ancient country in Western Europe] old fashioned rubber shoes worn over ordinary shoes when it rains or snows …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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