saddle
5
7.2
- noun
- /ˈsædəl/
:
refuerzo del empeine
- But what bizarre shoes for an old man, she mused, rather like saddle oxfords.
- saddle shoes
- a leather saddle
- saddle oxfords
Examples
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In saddle shoes, slacks, and a blazer, I... what are your plans for the thing?
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Soft Brown and Saddle are very similar in color and can be easily interchanged with one another.
Blog text (20) -
Keep my daughter in saddle shoes.
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Yeah, it reminds me of an old pair of saddle shoes I once had.
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The saddle was so tiny, hardly more than a slip of leather.
Fiction book (1995) -
Although saddle frames are still used, locally produced wooden frames have been replaced with leather saddles made outside the region.
Academic text (2004) -
After she finished her drills, I took her saddle and helped her hose and rub down Bourbon Born.
Fiction book (1996) -
Camel's hair coat, saddle shoes, and just a teeny bit of lipstick.
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The Bishops School for Girls in La Jolla, California: thin, polyester plaid uniforms, white blouses, saddle shoes, study halls, mandatory chapel services.
Fiction book (2001) -
The children wore their new saddle shoes to the school play, which made them look smart.
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.8
High rounded front part of a Western saddle that riders use to hold a rope or grip
1
4.2
A thick cloth or pad placed under a saddle to protect a horse's back and soak up sweat
- Specialized
A saddle with a metal back and front used by soldiers on horseback without a horn
- Specialized
A type of horse from Kentucky known for a high-stepping walk used for shows and pleasure riding
- Specialized
A method that numbs the area that would touch a saddle by injecting medicine near the spine
- Specialized
A long narrow feather from a chicken's back used for making fishing flies or decoration
- Specialized
A cut of lamb with the backbone and meat on both sides, roasted as one piece
- Specialized
A line of sewing that uses visible thread along an edge, often in a different color
- Specialized
A sea animal with two thin shells, one side deeply notched, that clings to rocks
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A slightly curved place to sit like a horse saddle that gives extra comfort
- Specialized
A seat for riding a horse with a high horn to hold a rope when working cows
Surface Forms
Etymology
Saddle was later used for the piece across a shoe because it sits across the foot like a small 'seat', so shoemakers call that part a 'saddle'.