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Meaning of poulaine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/puːˈleɪn/

Definitions

A long, pointed toe of a shoe, a style fashionable in the 14th and 15th centuries.
historical
A shoe in such a style.
historical
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.

See also

Poulantzas Poulantzian poulard poulard wheat poularde pouldron