English

Noun

poulaine ‎(plural poulaines)

1. (historical) A long, pointed toe of a shoe, a style fashionable in the 14th and 15th centuries
2. (historical) A shoe in such a style.

Synonyms

• (shoe): crackow, cracow, crakow
• (pike): crackow, cracow, crakow

French

Etymology

Originally in the phrase souliers à la poulaine ‎(“shoes in the Polish style”), from the feminine form of Middle French poulain ‎(“Polish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pulɛn/

Noun

poulaine f ‎(plural poulaines)

1. (historical) poulaine