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- [poo-leyn]
- /puˈleɪn/
- /pˈuːleɪn/
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- [poo-leyn]
- /puˈleɪn/
Definitions of poulaine word
- noun poulaine a shoe or boot with an elongated pointed toe, fashionable in the 15th century. 1
- noun poulaine the toe on such a shoe. 1
- noun poulaine the toe of a shoe heavily tapered into a narrow point, fashionable in the 14th-15th centuries 0
- noun poulaine a shoe made in this way 0
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Origin of poulaine
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Middle French Poulaine Poland (in the phrase souliers à la Poulaine shoes of Polish style); compare Anglo-French poleine
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Parts of speech for Poulaine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
poulaine popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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