Sandal

“The Sandal is a protection for the foot, worn in ancient times. It was usually a sole of hide, leather, or wood, bound on the foot by thongs. It was undoubtedly the custom to take off the sandals on holy ground, in the act of worship, and in the presence of a superior. This is still the well-known custom of the East– an Oriental taking off his shoe in case in which a European would remove his hat."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Keywords

Shoe, wood, sole, sandal, foot protection, sole of hide, leather, bound by thong

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Footwear

Source

Everybody's Cyclopedia (New York, NY: Syndicate Publishing Company, 1912)

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