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patten

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/ˈpat(ə)n/ English

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noun

  1. Any of various types of footwear with thick soles, often used to elevate the foot, especially wooden clogs.
  2. One of various wooden attachments used to lift a shoe above wet or muddy ground.
  3. A circular wooden plank attached to a horse's foot to prevent it from sinking into a bog while plowing.
  4. An ice skate.

verb

  1. To go about wearing pattens.

noun

  1. The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist.
  2. Any shallow dish found in an archaeological site.

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