patten
/ˈpætən/
noun
- A type of overshoe with a wooden sole or metal ring, worn to raise the foot above mud or wet ground.
- She clattered down the cobblestone lane in her iron pattens.
- The museum displayed a pair of pattens from the Victorian era.
- In the 18th century, women wore pattens to keep their dresses clean on muddy streets.