pigache

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shoe with a long pointed toe worn in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.
  2. Synonym of poulaine (“any style of long-toed medieval shoe”).
  3. An elongated pointed sleeve in some medieval gowns.

Pronunciation

/pɪˈɡɒʃ/ /pɪˈɡæʃ/ /piːˈɡɑʃ/

Word forms

pigache pigaches

Etymology

From French pigache (“kind of hoe, kind of hoofprint, kind of shoe”).

Synonyms

pigage poulaine
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