Definition of "latchets" [latchets]

• Plural form of latchet. (noun)

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• "“And what is the news, then, old woman?” said the impatient glover, still busying himself with the hundred points or latchets which were the means of attaching the doublet to the hose."
• "I remember Dr Adam Smith, in his rhetorical lectures at Glasgow, told us he was glad to know that Milton wore latchets in his shoes, instead of buckles."
• "Rubenius shewed my father how well they all fitted, — in what manner they laced on, — with what points, straps, thongs, latchets, ribbands, jaggs, and ends. — — But I want to be informed about the breeches, said my father."