These are shaped boards attached to the sole of a shoe, which extend sideways well beyond the shape of the foot, and therefore are a different sort of footwear from the patten discussed here.

The meaning of PATTEN is a clog, sandal, or overshoe often with a wooden sole or metal device to elevate the foot and increase the wearer's height or aid in walking in mud.

PATTEN definition: any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness. See examples of patten used in …

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Dec 14, 2025 · patten (third-person singular simple present pattens, present participle pattening, simple past and past participle pattened) (intransitive) To go about wearing pattens.

Definition of 'patten' patten in British English (ˈpætən ) noun a wooden clog or sandal on a raised wooden platform or metal ring

patten (ˈpætən) n (Clothing & Fashion) a wooden clog or sandal on a raised wooden platform or metal ring [C14: from Old French patin, probably from patte paw]

There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun patten, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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