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chaussure definition

chaus·sure (s̸hō sür′)

noun pl. chaussures -·sures (-sür′)

an article of footwear; shoe, boot, slipper, etc.

Etymology: Fr < chausser, to shoe < OFr chaucier < L calceare < calceus, shoe < calx, the heel: see calcar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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