pedule

noun

ped·​ule

ˈpe(ˌ)dyül

plural -s

: a long socklike boot made of leather or cloth and worn especially by ancient and early medieval Gauls

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin pedulis, from Latin, of the foot, from ped-, pes foot

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