deck shoe
noun
: a low shoe having a nonslip sole and a lace that is threaded through a channel around the back of the shoe
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The ‘ladies’ — because that is what they are referred to in these parts — are clad in long, flowing dresses and extravagant hats; the ‘gentlemen’ in striped blazers, straw hats, smart ties and deck shoes.
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Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
Despite his often outwardly cheery demeanor and constant quips (episode 401’s riff on Greg’s date’s handbag nearly rivals the great deck shoes castigation of 103), Tom hasn’t been a stranger to melancholy.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2023
The very first style was a lace-up canvas deck shoe known as the Style 44.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2021
Tie up your deck shoes and cue the Nicholas Britell.
—Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Aug. 2019
For the non-cleats-wearing rest of us, Joshua Klein, of Eastland Shoe Co. in Freeport, Maine, was showing off deck shoes plastered with baseball logos.
—Janelle Nanos, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2018
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Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
Despite his often outwardly cheery demeanor and constant quips (episode 401’s riff on Greg’s date’s handbag nearly rivals the great deck shoes castigation of 103), Tom hasn’t been a stranger to melancholy.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2023
The very first style was a lace-up canvas deck shoe known as the Style 44.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2021
Tie up your deck shoes and cue the Nicholas Britell.
—Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Aug. 2019
For the non-cleats-wearing rest of us, Joshua Klein, of Eastland Shoe Co. in Freeport, Maine, was showing off deck shoes plastered with baseball logos.
—Janelle Nanos, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2018
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“Deck shoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deck%20shoe. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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