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hobnailed

/ˈhɒb.neɪld/

/ˈhɑːb.neɪld/

hobnailedadjective

more hobnailed

Comp.

most hobnailed

Super.

/ˈhɒb.neɪld/

/ˈhɑb.neɪld/

Translations

cloutéSe dit surtout de chaussures munies de clous à grosse tête.

The hobnailed boots left a distinctive pattern in the soft earth.

Les bottes cloutées ont laissé une empreinte caractéristique dans la terre meuble.

Additional translations

mamelonnéS’emploie en médecine pour décrire une surface irrégulière, nodulaire, rappelant des clous.

Definitions

Having or characterized by hobnails, which are short nails with thick heads used to reinforce the soles of boots.

The hobnailed boots left a distinctive pattern in the soft earth.

Having a rough or nodular surface resembling hobnails, especially describing certain pathological tissues such as a cirrhotic liver.

Under the microscope, the pathologist observed a hobnailed appearance to the liver cells.

Synonyms

tacked

spiked

studded

hobnailverb

hobnailed

Past Simple

hobnailed

Past Simple

hobnailed

Past Participle

hobnailing

Gerund

/ˈhɒb.neɪl/

/ˈhɑːb.neɪl/

Translations

clouterTechnique, en particulier pour les chaussures et les bottes.

The cobbler decided to hobnail the boots to make them more durable for hiking.

Le cordonnier a décidé de clouter les bottes pour les rendre plus durables pour la randonnée.

Definitions

To furnish or stud with hobnails, which are short nails with thick heads used to reinforce the soles of boots.

The cobbler decided to hobnail the boots to make them more durable for hiking.

Synonyms

shoe (with hobnails)

hobnailnoun

Definitions

A short nail with a thick head used to reinforce the soles of boots.

The cobbler added a hobnail to the boot to improve its durability.

A type of glassware characterized by a raised pattern of small, round knobs.

She admired the vintage hobnail vase on the shelf.

hobnailadjective

Definitions

Attributive: (of boots, shoes, glassware, etc.) having or characterized by hobnails or a hobnail pattern.

He wore heavy hobnail boots during the hike.