brodequin

noun

bro·​de·​quin

ˈbrōdəkə̇n,

-räd-

plural -s

: buskin

specifically : a high shoe once worn by women

Word History

Etymology

alteration (influenced by French brodequin) of earlier brodekin, brodkin, from Middle English brodkyn, from Middle French brodequin, alteration (influenced by broder to embroider) of brosequin, of non-Indo-European origin; probably akin to the source of Middle French broissequin, a sometimes fawn-colored cloth

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