From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishespadrillees‧pa‧drille /ˌespəˈdrɪl $ ˈespədrɪl/ noun [countable] DCCa light shoe that is made of cloth and rope
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espadrille• He was wearing a faded blue shirt, an old pair of linen trousers and espadrilles.• But amid all the opulence Mrs Marcos held up a pair of innocuous blue espadrilles as her favourite pair.• Continue the canvas look with classic espadrilles which are equally at home on the beach or the street.• She was wearing Ray-Bans, a pale blue sunsuit, and white ankle socks under ivory-colored high-heeled espadrilles.• He wore old jeans, espadrilles and a torn blue T-shirt through which spilled a lot of black chest-hair.• When I left the path, thorns penetrated my espadrilles.• My espadrilles toed together on the carpet.• Plimsolls or espadrilles are useful too.Origin espadrille (1800-1900) French Latin spartum name of a type of grass from which it was first made 