latchet

3 definitions found

latchet - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Latchet \Latch"et\, n. [OE. lachet, from an OF. dialect form of
     F. lacet plaited string, lace dim. of lacs. See Lace.]
     The string that fastens a shoe; a shoestring.
     [1913 Webster]

latchet - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  latchet
      n 1: a leather strap or thong used to attach a sandal or shoe to
           the foot

latchet - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Latchet
  a thong (Acts 22:25), cord, or strap fastening the sandal on the
  foot (Isa. 5:27; Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16).