sab|a|ton

sab|a|ton
sab|a|ton «SAB uh ton», noun.
1. a shoe or half boot made especially of satin or cloth of gold, worn by persons of wealth in the 1400's.
2. an armed foot covering broad and blunted at the toes, worn by warriors in armor in the 1500's.
[< Old Provençal sabaton < sabata shoe. See related etym. at sabot. (Cf.sabot)]

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