ˈbrōdəkə̇n, -räd- noun
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Etymology: alteration (influenced by French brodequin ) of earlier brodekin, brodkin, from Middle English brodkyn, from Middle French brodequin, alteration (influenced by broder to embroider) of brosequin, of non-Indo-European origin; probably akin to the source of Middle French broissequin, a sometimes fawn-colored cloth — more at buskin , broider
: buskin ; specifically : a high shoe once worn by women