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solleret

(säl′ər et′, säl′ər et′)

noun

a kind of shoe worn with a suit of armor, made of hinged steel plates

Origin: MFr soleret, dim. of soler, shoe < ML subtelaris (calceus), (shoe) under the arch of the foot < LL subtel, the hollow of the foot < L sub, under (see up) + talus, ankle

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noun

A steel shoe made of overlapping plates, forming a part of a medieval suit of armor.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , diminutive of soller, shoe

Origin: , from Late Latin subtēlāris (calceus), (shoegear) for the sole of the foot

Origin: , from subtēl, the hollow of the foot

Origin: : Latin sub-, sub-

Origin: + Latin tālus, ankle; see talus¹

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