crackowe
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cra|cow — «KRAH kow», noun. = crackowe. (Cf. ↑crackowe) … Useful english dictionary
crakow — /krah kow/, n. poulaine. [1325 75; ME crakowe, after CRACOW, the place of origin] * * * ▪ shoe also spelled crackowe long, pointed, spiked shoe worn by both men and women first in the mid 14th century and then condemned by law. Crakows were… … Universalium
crack|owe — «KRAH kow», noun. a boot or shoe with a very long poulaine, in fashion at the end of the 1300 s: »The crackowe had a pointed toe so long that a chain had to be used to hold it up (Lynn Farnol). Also, cracow. ╂[< Cracow, Poland, where it was… … Useful english dictionary
pou|laine — «poo LAYN», noun. 1. a long, tapering point into which the toe of a shoe or slipper was prolonged, in a fashion of the 1300 s and 1400 s. 2. a shoe or the like with such a point; crackowe. ╂[< Old French poulaine, Poulaine Poland (because this … Useful english dictionary
