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Definition patten

Etymology 1

From Middle English paten, patin, pateyn, from Anglo-Norman patin, Old French patin, from patte (“paw, hoof”), from Latin patta, of imitative origin.

Noun

patten (plural pattens)

1. Any of various types of footwear with thick soles, often used to elevate the foot, especially wooden clogs. [from 14th c.]
2. (now historical) One of various wooden attachments used to lift a shoe above wet or muddy ground. [form 16th c.]
3. (obsolete) A circular wooden plank attached to a horse's foot to prevent it from sinking into a bog while plowing. [18th–19th c.]
4. (now Britain dialectal) An ice skate. [from 17th c.]
5. (historical) An iron hoop attached to a person's boot in cases of hip-joint disease.
6. The base of a pillar.

Verb

patten (third-person singular simple present pattens, present participle pattening, simple past and past participle pattened)

1. (intransitive) To go about wearing pattens.

Etymology 2

Variant forms.

Noun

patten (plural pattens)

1. Obsolete form of paten.

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