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calcagnetto

calcagnetto is the singular of calcagnetti.

Meaning of calcagnetti

Noun

calcagnetti pl (normally plural, singular calcagnetto)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-normally, footwear) A type of Venetian platform shoe or chopine with an extremely tall wedge sole, popular among noblewomen.
    • The use of high pattens (calcagnini or calcagnetti) still persisted during the seventeenth century, and we do not know for certain when this strange and inconvenient habit went out.1908, Pompeo Molmenti, Venice: The Decadence, page 224

Forms of calcagnetto

pluralcalcagnetti

Questions about calcagnetto

What is calcagnetto the singular of?
Calcagnetto is the singular of calcagnetti.

Words near calcagnetto in the dictionary

  1. calc-tuff
  2. calc.
  3. calcaemia
  4. calcaemic
  5. calcagnetti
  6. calcagnetto
  7. Calcagni
  8. Calcagnis
  9. Calcagno
  10. Calcagnos
  11. calcalkaline

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