Dictionary Definition
footwear
Noun
1 clothing worn on a person's feet
2 covering for a person's feet [syn: footgear]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
footwear- An item of clothing that is worn on the foot; such as shoes, sandals, winklepickers etc.
Translations
an item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Extensive Definition
Footwear consists of garments worn on the feet, for protection
against the environment, hygiene and adornment. Socks and other
hosiery are worn between
the feet and the footwear, except for sandals
and flip
flops (thongs). Footwear is sometimes associated with fetishism, particularly in
some recent fashions in
shoes and boots.
People who practice the profession of shoemaking are shoemakers,
cobblers or cordwainers.
The oldest known footwear was discovered in
Fort
Rock Cave in the U.S. state
of Oregon;
radiocarbon
dating of these sandals
woven from sagebrush
bark indicates an age of least 10,000 years.
Footwear components
Types of footwear
- Boots
- Shoes
- Athletic shoes (also known as trainers or sneakers)
- Brothel creepers
- Diabetic shoes
- Espadrilles
- Galoshes
- High heels; Stiletto heels
- Kitten heels
- Lace-up shoes
- Derby shoes
- Oxford shoes
- Brogues
- Loafers (also known as penny loafers)
- Mary Janes
- Moccasins
- Monks
- Mules
- Platform shoes
- School shoes
- Skate shoes
- Tap shoes
- Sandals**"Mandals"
- Flip flops (thongs)
- Slide
- Chaco
- Indoor footwear
- Specific footwear**Ballet shoes
- Climbing shoes
- Clogs
- Foot thong
- Football boots
- Safety footwear
- Ski boots
- Snowshoes
- Surgical shoe
- Pointe shoes
- Swimfins (flippers)
- Traditional footwear
- Socks
- Trainer/Sneaker/Ankle socks
- Diabetic sock
Reference
External links
footwear in Asturian: Calzáu
footwear in Danish: Fodtøj
footwear in German: Fußbekleidung
footwear in Spanish: Calzado
footwear in French: Chaussure
footwear in Korean: 신발
footwear in Dutch: Schoeisel
footwear in Japanese: 履物
footwear in Polish: Obuwie
footwear in Russian: Обувь
footwear in Simple English: Footwear
footwear in Ukrainian:
Взуття