What does "pigache" mean?

A shoe with a long pointed toe worn in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.

What is a synonym for "pigache"?

Common synonyms include: pigage, poulaine.

//pɪˈɡɒʃ// noun

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Noun

1
A shoe with a long pointed toe worn in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries. historical
"pigaches—fashionable 11th- and 12th-century shoes with long, upturned, pointed toes..."
2
Synonym of poulaine (“any style of long-toed medieval shoe”). historical
"His new appearance extended down to his pigache boots—with toes pointed too long for common sense. Tristan, being a genial sort who had long ago learned the benefits ofkeeping his honest thoughts to himself, merely nodded."
3
An elongated pointed sleeve in some medieval gowns. historical
"A pointed sleeve, called pigache, as the pointed shoes of the twelfth century had been, was worn by ladies towards the end of his reign."

"pigaches—fashionable 11th- and 12th-century shoes with long, upturned, pointed toes..."

From French pigache (“kind of hoe, kind of hoofprint, kind of shoe”).

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