2 entries under this word

Patten

Păt'ten, n.

noun

n. [Fr. patin, a high-heeled shoe. See PANTON.]

  1. A clog of wood standing on a ring of iron, worn to elevate the feet from the wet. Simmonds.
  2. (Arch.) The base or foot of a column.
  3. A stilt. [Prov. Eng.]

Păt'ten, v. i.

verbintransitive

To move on pattens. Dickens.