court shoe

noun

A shoe with no fastening and a low-cut front, worn by men with formal dress such as court dress or white tie, but now usually by women.

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Meanings

nouncourt shoe (plural court shoes)

plural court shoes

  1. A shoe with no fastening and a low-cut front, worn by men with formal dress such as court dress or white tie, but now usually by women.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pump

Translations

Finnish avokas
  • avokasshoe with no fastening and a low-cut front
French escarpin, bâbette
  • escarpinshoe with no fastening and a low-cut front
  • bâbetteshoe with no fastening and a low-cut front
Polish eskarpin
  • eskarpinshoe with no fastening and a low-cut front
Turkish babet
  • babetshoe with no fastening and a low-cut front
Cite this entry
APA

court shoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/court%20shoe

MLA

“court shoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/court%20shoe. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “court shoe,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/court%20shoe.

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