English Explanatory Dictionary

crepida

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of footwear consisting of a sole attached to the foot with fairly elaborate straps, distinguished by the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans from sandals proper but now usually considered a style of sandal.

Word forms

crepida crepidae

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin crepida, from Ancient Greek κρηπίς (krēpís). Doublet of crepis.

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