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Plural of patten

regular plural

The plural of patten is pattens.

Forms of patten

Singularpatten /ˈpat(ə)n/
Pluralpattens
Countablecountable

Pattens in a sentence

  • Pair of Woman's Pattens, c. 1700-80 A pair of woman's pattens, wooden soles riveted to wrought iron platforms with straps of brown leather lined with off-white wool.1998, Sharon Ann Burnston, Linda A Scurlock, Chester County Historical Society (West Chester, Pa.), Fitting & proper
  • 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. From the entry calcagnetti

Meaning of patten

  1. noun Any of various types of footwear with thick soles, often used to elevate the foot, especially wooden clogs.
  2. noun One of various wooden attachments used to lift a shoe above wet or muddy ground.
  3. noun A circular wooden plank attached to a horse's foot to prevent it from sinking into a bog while plowing.

Full definition of patten

Questions about the plural of patten

What is the plural of patten?
The plural of patten is pattens.
Is patten countable?
Patten is a countable noun.

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