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2. Wedge (footwear) - Wikipedia

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   Wedge (footwear) Light blue peeptoe wedge heels. Wedge boots, wedgies, or lifties are shoes and boots with a sole in the form of a wedge, such that one piece of material, normally rubber, serves as both the sole and the heel. This design dates back to ancient Greece. [ 1] Greek Actors used to wear these shoes to signify status.

3. Talaria - Wikipedia

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   Talaria. A 19th-century engraving of talaria. The Talaria of Mercury ( Latin: tālāria) or The Winged Sandals of Hermes ( Ancient Greek: πτηνοπέδῑλος, ptēnopédilos or πτερόεντα πέδιλα, pteróenta pédila) are winged sandals, a symbol of the Greek messenger god Hermes ( Roman equivalent Mercury ). They were said to ...

4. Platform shoe - Wikipedia

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   A maid wearing circle-type pattens: Piety in Pattens or Timbertoe on Tiptoe, England 1773 After their use in Ancient Greece for raising the height of important characters in the Greek theatre and their similar use by high-born prostitutes or courtesans in London in the sixteenth century, platform shoes, called pattens, are thought to have been worn in Europe in the eighteenth century to avoid ...

5. Clog - Wikipedia

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   Some medieval pattens were in two pieces, heel through to ball and ball to toes. Joining the two was a leather strip forming a hinge, thus allowing the shoe above to flex. [6] Klompen may have a carefully placed ease (space left around the foot), which allows the foot to bend, and the heel to lift within or out of the clog. Thick, springy wool ...

6. Tsarouchi - Wikipedia

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   Tsarouchi. A tsarouchi ( Greek: τσαρούχι; plural: τσαρούχια; from Turkish çarık) is a type of shoe, which is typically known nowadays as part of the traditional uniform worn by the Evzones of the Greek Presidential Guard. [1]

7. Here’s What to Cook Every Night This Week (August 19 – 25)

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   12 ounces rice stick noodles. 12 sesame crackers. Couscous, pasta, rice, quinoa or another grain, for serving. Flatbread or pita, for serving. 4 ounces jasmine rice. Canned and Packaged Goods. 3½ ...