Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Word of the Day

Because I think you really should learn something new everyday...

chaussure • \shoh-SEWR*1 : footgear
2 plural : shoes

Example sentence:
"'I delight in Hessian boots,' said Rebecca. Jos Sedley, who admired his own legs prodigiously, and always wore this ornamental chaussure, was extremely pleased at this remark. . .." (William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair)

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