"crepida" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crepidae [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin crepida, from Ancient Greek κρηπίς (krēpís). Doublet of crepis. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|crepida}} Learned borrowing from Latin crepida, {{der|en|grc|κρηπίς}} Ancient Greek κρηπίς (krēpís), {{doublet|en|crepis}} Doublet of crepis Head templates: {{en-noun|crepidae}} crepida (plural crepidae)
  1. (Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome) 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. Wikipedia link: Apollo Belvedere Tags: Ancient-Rome Categories (topical): Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Footwear Translations (footwear): crépide [feminine] (French), crepida [feminine] (Latin)
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