latchet

n.
A leather thong or strap used to fasten a shoe or sandal on the foot.

[Middle English lachet, from Old French lacet, lachet, from lace, lace. See lace.]

(LATCH-it)

noun
A shoe strap to fasten a shoe on the foot; a shoelace.

Etymology
From Middle English lachet, from Old French lachet, from lacet.]

Usage
"Why do I tell you all this, dear? Because it is heavy on my heart. Because I walk the Valley of Humility. Because I am subduing myself to permanent consciousness of my unworthiness to unloose the latchet of Dr. Barritz's shoe." — Ambrose Bierce; A Lady From Redhorse; 1891.

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