Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A shoe usually having a fabric upper part and a sole made of a flexible material, such as rope or rubber.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a sandal with a sole made of rope or rubber and a cloth upper part.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a light
shoe having anupper made offabric and asole ofrope
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sandal with a sole made of rope or rubber and a cloth upper part
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The espadrille is a time-honored comfort solution, having been made in Spain since the fourteenth century; this simple-cum-elegant design was also “green” well before Earth was put in peril by man.
The Style Checklist Lloyd Boston 2010
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The espadrille is a time-honored comfort solution, having been made in Spain since the fourteenth century; this simple-cum-elegant design was also “green” well before Earth was put in peril by man.
The Style Checklist Lloyd Boston 2010
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The espadrille is a time-honored comfort solution, having been made in Spain since the fourteenth century; this simple-cum-elegant design was also “green” well before Earth was put in peril by man.
The Style Checklist Lloyd Boston 2010
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Here are my suggestions: Dune's "Nevanna" low wedges, £55, Nicole Farhi's burlap-soled "Gladis" more of a sneaker than an espadrille, but still very cool, £130 and Burberry's buckled leather espadrilles, £250.
Sensible and Stylish Summer Sandals Tina Gaudoin 2011
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Hmmmm ... un espadrille-shoed chèvre avec une barbiche!
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While in Argentina he came across a shoe called the alpargata , a kind of espadrille, and thought it would sell well in the United States.
Doing Good by Shoeing Well Philip Delves Broughton 2011
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I wonder about the “espadrille-shoed chèvre” also.
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Here are my suggestions: Dune's "Nevanna" low wedges, £55, Nicole Farhi's burlap-soled "Gladis" more of a sneaker than an espadrille, but still very cool, £130 and Burberry's buckled leather espadrilles, £250.
Sensible and Stylish Summer Sandals Tina Gaudoin 2011
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A fabric espadrille wedge from Bettye Muller with leather zip-up back oozes personality in a punchy print mix.
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She wore a yellow dress with a blue sweater around her shoulders, paired with espadrille wedges and a beaded necklace.
Christie Brinkley's Beach Babe On The Town Ensemble: Love It Or Leave It? (PHOTOS, POLL) 2010
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