poulaine

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman poleine and Middle French poulaine.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /puːˈleɪn/

Noun

poulaine (plural poulaines) (historical)

1. A long, pointed toe of a shoe, a style fashionable in the 14th and 15th centuries
2. A shoe in such a style.

Etymology

Originally in the phrase souliers à la poulaine (“shoes in the Polish style”), from the feminine form of Middle French poulain (“Polish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pulɛn/

Noun

poulaine f (plural poulaines)

1. (historical) poulaine

Further reading

• “poulaine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).