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Meaning of poulaine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
puːˈleɪn

Definitions

  1. A long, pointed toe of a shoe, a style fashionable in the 14th and 15th centuries.
    historical
  2. A shoe in such a style.
    historical
  3. Rare form of poleyn (“knee armor”).
    form-of, historical, rare

Equivalents

Deutsch Schnabelschuh
Français poulaine

Examples

“For quotations using this term, see⟳ Citations:poulaine.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Poulantzas Poulantzian poulard poulard wheat poularde pouldron

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