Archaic a strap or lace for fastening a sandal or shoe to the foot
Origin of latchet
Middle English lachet from OFr, dialect, dialectal variant, variety of lacet, diminutive of laz: see lacelatchet
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latchet
noun
A leather thong or strap used to fasten a shoe or sandal on the foot.
Origin of latchet
Middle English lachet from Old French lacet, lachet from lace lace ; see lace .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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