Definition of PATTEN

patten

Meanings

Plural: pattens

Noun

  • footwear usually with wooden soles
  • Any of various types of footwear with thick soles, often used to elevate the foot, especially wooden clogs.
  • One of various wooden attachments used to lift a shoe above wet or muddy ground.
  • A circular wooden plank attached to a horse's foot to prevent it from sinking into a bog while plowing.
  • An ice skate.
  • An iron hoop attached to a person's boot in cases of hip-joint disease.
  • The base of a pillar.
  • Obsolete form of paten.

Verb

  • To go about wearing pattens.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English patyn, patin, pateyn, from Old French patin, from patte (“paw, hoof”), from Latin patta, of imitative origin.

Synonyms

clog, geta, sabot

Scrabble Score: 8

patten is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
patten is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
patten is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

patten is a valid Words With Friends word