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See also:SANDAL (from the Latinized See also:form of Gr. vavb4Atov or vav&aAov: this probably represents the See also:Persian sandal, slipper; it is not to be referred to Gr. stasis, See also:board) , the See also:foot-covering which consists of a See also:sole of See also:leather or other material attached to the sole of the foot by a thong of leather passing between the See also:great and second toe, crossed over the instep and fastened See also:round the See also:ankle (see See also:SHOE and See also:COSTUME, See also:section See also:Greek and See also:Roman) . Sandals are only worn regularly among the peoples of Western See also:civilization by friars, though forms of them are found among the peasants in See also:Spain and the Balkans . They have in See also:recent times been adopted by the extreme See also:advocates of hygienic See also:dress, especially for See also:young See also:children . In the See also:early See also:part of the 19th See also:century a See also:form of See also:low, See also:light slipper fastened by a ribbon crossed over the instep and round the ankle, and worn by See also:women, was known as a See also:sandal . |
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