Definition of "sandal" [san•dal]

• A shoe consisting of a sole fastened to the foot by thongs or straps. (noun)
• A low-cut shoe fastened to the foot by an ankle strap. (noun)
• A rubber overshoe cut very low and covering little more than the sole of the shoe. (noun)
• A strap or band for fastening a low shoe or slipper on the foot. (noun)
• Sandalwood. (noun)

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• ""Let's give her one", frankly I'd rather shag an old sandal from a skip."
• "So he laid out all his money in sandal and set out for that city; and arriving there at close of day, behold, he met and old woman driving her sheep."
• "Al – Saláhitah,35 which aboundeth in sandal-wood when the captain cast anchor, — And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say."