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the platform shoe that let medieval feet float above the filth below
means A wooden or metal-soled overshoe, often raised on a ring or block, worn strapped beneath ordinary shoes to lift the wearer above mud, water, or filth.
from From Middle English 'paten', borrowed from Old French 'patin' meaning a clog or skate — itself thought to derive from 'patte,' a paw or foot. So a patten is, quite literally, an extra foot strapped under your foot to keep the real one clean.
- raised sole
- Wooden or metal base lifting wearers above mud
- name origin
- From French patte, meaning paw or foot
- clattered loudly
- Banned in some churches for their noisy racket
- unisex utility
- Worn by men and women across centuries
- shakespeare nod
- Mentioned by writers as everyday muck protection
patton tank — m48 patton medium tank, named after gen. george s. patton jr., used by u.s. military from 1949 onward
patton museum — george s. patton jr. museum at fort knox, kentucky, honoring the famous wwii general
patton california — patton state hospital in san bernardino county, california, a maximum-security psychiatric facility