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espadrille definition

es·pa·drille (es′pə dril′)

noun

a kind of shoe for casual wear, with a canvas upper and a sole of twisted rope

Etymology: Fr, altered by metathesis < espardille < dial. (Gascon) espartilho, dim. < Sp esparto, esparto

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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