Patten Definition

pătn
noun
Any of various thick wooden sandals or clogs formerly worn for walking over wet or muddy ground.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Patten

Noun

Singular:
patten
Plural:
pattens

Origin of Patten

  • Middle English paten, patin, pateyn, from Anglo-Norman patin, Middle French patin, from patte (“paw, hoof"), from Latin patta, of imitative origin.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English patin from Old French perhaps from pate paw, hoof patois

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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