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footwear

noun

  1. clothing for feet
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Pronunciation: /ˈfʊtwɛə(ɹ)/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English foot Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English footwear From foot + -wear.

  1. Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.

    Yohji Yamamoto's strength was to stick with the sportswear that has inspired him since he teamed up with Adidas to create the imaginative pin-striped or painted-denim footwear that walked his grass-turf runway.