poulaine

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman poleine and Middle French poulaine.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /puːˈleɪn/

Noun

poulaine (plural poulaines) (historical)

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

Synonyms

(shoe): crackow, cracow, crakow
(pike): crackow, cracow, crakow

French

Etymology

Originally in the phrase souliers à la poulaine (“shoes in the Polish style”), from the feminine form of Middle French poulain (“Polish”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pulɛn/

Noun

poulaine f (plural poulaines)

(historical) poulaine

Further reading

“poulaine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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