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Definition of sandal noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sandal

noun
 
/ˈsændl/
 
/ˈsændl/
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  1. a type of light open shoe that is worn in warm weather. The top part consists of leather bands that fasten the sole to your foot.Topics Clothes and Fashionb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • high-heeled
    • platform
    • flat
    • …
    … of sandals
    • pair
    verb + sandal
    • kick off
    • slip on
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    Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek sandalion, diminutive of sandalon ‘wooden shoe’, probably of Asiatic origin; compare with Persian sandal.
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