shoes

shoes · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of *shoe*; coverings for the feet, typically with a sturdy sole and not reaching above the ankle.

  2. 2.

    Footwear in general.

  3. 3.

    Something resembling a shoe in form or function.

Related words

See also: boots, footwear, shoe
Synonyms: footgear, footwear

Etymology

From Old English scōh ("shoe"), from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European skeu- ("to cover"). The plural form shoes is regular, replacing the older plural shoon which survived dialectally into the 19th century.