SANDAL (3)

San″dal, n. [[F. sandale, L. sandalium, Gr. �, dim. of �, probably from Per. sandal.]] (a) A kind of shoe consisting of a sole strapped to the foot; a protection for the foot, covering its lower surface, but not its upper. (b) A kind of slipper. (c) An overshoe with parallel openings across the instep.