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Topic: CLOTHES

Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Plimsoll line, probably because of the line around the shoe where the sole meets the top part

plimsoll

 noun
     
plim‧soll [countable] British English
DCC a cotton shoe with a flat rubber sole [= sneaker American English]
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