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plim·solls (plim′səlz)

plural noun

Brit. lightweight canvas shoes with rubber soles; sneakers
also plimsoles plim′·soles′ (-sōlz′)

Etymology: prob. from some fancied resemblance to Plimsoll mark

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