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anklet

anklet

1 3.4
A shoe with a strap that goes around the ankle
  • noun
  • /ˈæŋklɪt/
  • UK
translation icon : zapato con correa en el tobillo
  • She had on high-heel pumps and blue anklets, a too-short cotton dress, and a plaid jacket.

Examples

  • During the fashion show, the model strutted down the runway in stylish anklets that complemented her shoes perfectly.

  • There was only the glaring white background of the dress, the bloom of too-pink cherries with their fragile stems, her own pale legs, and white anklets and saddle shoes. Why hadn't her mother stopped her from wearing this?

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Ordinary members possess a Kalashnikov assault rifle, black plastic sandals, khaki shirts and shorts, canvas anklets, and a piece of cloth, which keeps them warm when they sleep, is wrapped around their head to protect them from the sun during the day, and covers their body when they die.

    Academic text (1991)

  • She wore beautiful blue anklets with her summer dress, adding a splash of color to her outfit.

  • The children all wore cute anklets during the play, making their costumes more playful and fun.

Surface Forms

anklet singular
anklets plural

Morphology

anklet = ankle (semi-transparent) = ankle + let

The connection to 'ankle' is clear (an item involving the ankle), but the specific 'type of shoe with an ankle strap' sense is a lexical specialization rather than a direct diminutive.

Etymology

Anklet is made from ankle ('the joint between the foot and the leg') plus -let ('small'), so it means a 'small thing for the ankle'. That explains why some shoes with a strap around the ankle are called anklets.