Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up: to crowd excessively, especially so that movement is impeded; overfill: to become clogged, encumbered, or choked up. "I'd sell my Grandmother for a ha'penny a pair".
Clog shoes were derived from \"calceus\" shoes, wooden-soled shoes that existed during the Roman empire. Easy Street Comfort Clogs - Origin is rated 3.4 out of 5 by 8.
Throughout the early history of wooden clogs, members of nobility would not wear wooden clogs because they were associated with the garments worn by peasants.
The Welsh favoured alder, birch & sycamore. In the 1970s and 1980s, Swedish clogs became popular fashion accessories for both sexes. There is a theory that clogging or clog dancing arose in these industrial textiles mills as a result of the mill workers entertaining themselves by syncopating foot taps with the rhythmic sounds made by the loom shuttles. Clog definition: When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through. Since wooden footwear was a hand-made product, the shape of the footwear, as well as its production process showed great local and regional diversity in style.
Modern machined-beech soles tend to be thinner with a shallower cast (the curve to the toe). The large mid layer was often made of solid cork, although some were merely of plastic with a cork covering.
Whole foot clogs need to be close fitting and can be secured by curling the toes. It is also possible that one type can be found in bordering countries.
The heyday of the clog in Britain was between the 1840s and 1920s and, although traditionally associated with Lancashire, they were worn all over the country, not just in the industrial North of England. Men and women wore laced and clasped clogs respectively, the fastening clasps being of engraved brass or more commonly steel.
Wooden soled clogs come with a variety of uppers: complete uppers made from leather or similar material, such as, open sandal type fitting. Note that some thick-soled women's shoes (stilleto or wedge), which while not wooden soled, are as rigid as clogs. Some Japanese and Indian clogs have "teeth" or very high pegs attached to the soles.
A It is mainly a British English slang expression, dating, so far as I can gather from the few slang and idiom dictionaries that cite it, only from the 1970s. It can be tough and resilient. Half open clogs may either be secured like whole foot clogs, or have an additional strap over the top of the foot. It seems likely that whoever coined it did so with an ear for the archaic.
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Wooden clogs originated in Holland, eventually spreading to France, England and Scandinavia. Nevertheless, traditional wooden footwear is still popular in several regions in Europe and in some occupations, for its practical use. Date published: 2020-02-15. Beech is a good wood for machining, but suffers from being heavy and having a short grain. Alternatively they have been described as far back as Roman times, possibly earlier.
They may have evolved from pattens which were “Affect” vs. “Effect”: Use The Correct Word Every Time, 10 Types Of Nouns Used In The English Language. They were usually worn under leather or fabric shoes to raise the wearer's foot above the mud of the unmade road, not to mention commonly dumped human effluent and animal dung.
Clogs are used worldwide and although the form may vary by culture, within a culture the form often remained unchanged for centuries.
World's biggest clog from one piece of wood, in Enter (Netherlands). [3] So much alder was used for clogs that in parts of Wales it was called Pren Clocsia (Clog Wood) rather The sole, more often than not, was made of a light sandy-colored rubber.
For example, Danish, German, Dutch, Belgian and clogs from Northwest France look quite similar. [5] However, there is a possibility that the Celtic and Germanic peoples from Southern and Northern Europe were familiar with some sort of wooden foot covering. However being relatively soft, it makes a poor dance clog, where sound is important. The Origins of Clogs. They were replaced by more fashionable all-leather and synthetic footwear.
In contrast wooden soled clogs are fastened by laces or buckles on the welt and therefore the toes are relaxed as in shoes.
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up: to crowd excessively, especially so that movement is impeded; overfill: to become clogged, encumbered, or choked up. "I'd sell my Grandmother for a ha'penny a pair".
Clog shoes were derived from \"calceus\" shoes, wooden-soled shoes that existed during the Roman empire. Easy Street Comfort Clogs - Origin is rated 3.4 out of 5 by 8.
Throughout the early history of wooden clogs, members of nobility would not wear wooden clogs because they were associated with the garments worn by peasants.
The Welsh favoured alder, birch & sycamore. In the 1970s and 1980s, Swedish clogs became popular fashion accessories for both sexes. There is a theory that clogging or clog dancing arose in these industrial textiles mills as a result of the mill workers entertaining themselves by syncopating foot taps with the rhythmic sounds made by the loom shuttles. Clog definition: When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through. Since wooden footwear was a hand-made product, the shape of the footwear, as well as its production process showed great local and regional diversity in style.
Modern machined-beech soles tend to be thinner with a shallower cast (the curve to the toe). The large mid layer was often made of solid cork, although some were merely of plastic with a cork covering.
Whole foot clogs need to be close fitting and can be secured by curling the toes. It is also possible that one type can be found in bordering countries.
The heyday of the clog in Britain was between the 1840s and 1920s and, although traditionally associated with Lancashire, they were worn all over the country, not just in the industrial North of England. Men and women wore laced and clasped clogs respectively, the fastening clasps being of engraved brass or more commonly steel.
Wooden soled clogs come with a variety of uppers: complete uppers made from leather or similar material, such as, open sandal type fitting. Note that some thick-soled women's shoes (stilleto or wedge), which while not wooden soled, are as rigid as clogs. Some Japanese and Indian clogs have "teeth" or very high pegs attached to the soles.
A It is mainly a British English slang expression, dating, so far as I can gather from the few slang and idiom dictionaries that cite it, only from the 1970s. It can be tough and resilient. Half open clogs may either be secured like whole foot clogs, or have an additional strap over the top of the foot. It seems likely that whoever coined it did so with an ear for the archaic.
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Wooden clogs originated in Holland, eventually spreading to France, England and Scandinavia. Nevertheless, traditional wooden footwear is still popular in several regions in Europe and in some occupations, for its practical use. Date published: 2020-02-15. Beech is a good wood for machining, but suffers from being heavy and having a short grain. Alternatively they have been described as far back as Roman times, possibly earlier.
They may have evolved from pattens which were “Affect” vs. “Effect”: Use The Correct Word Every Time, 10 Types Of Nouns Used In The English Language. They were usually worn under leather or fabric shoes to raise the wearer's foot above the mud of the unmade road, not to mention commonly dumped human effluent and animal dung.
Clogs are used worldwide and although the form may vary by culture, within a culture the form often remained unchanged for centuries.
World's biggest clog from one piece of wood, in Enter (Netherlands). [3] So much alder was used for clogs that in parts of Wales it was called Pren Clocsia (Clog Wood) rather The sole, more often than not, was made of a light sandy-colored rubber.
For example, Danish, German, Dutch, Belgian and clogs from Northwest France look quite similar. [5] However, there is a possibility that the Celtic and Germanic peoples from Southern and Northern Europe were familiar with some sort of wooden foot covering. However being relatively soft, it makes a poor dance clog, where sound is important. The Origins of Clogs. They were replaced by more fashionable all-leather and synthetic footwear.
In contrast wooden soled clogs are fastened by laces or buckles on the welt and therefore the toes are relaxed as in shoes.
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up: to crowd excessively, especially so that movement is impeded; overfill: to become clogged, encumbered, or choked up. "I'd sell my Grandmother for a ha'penny a pair".
Clog shoes were derived from \"calceus\" shoes, wooden-soled shoes that existed during the Roman empire. Easy Street Comfort Clogs - Origin is rated 3.4 out of 5 by 8.
Throughout the early history of wooden clogs, members of nobility would not wear wooden clogs because they were associated with the garments worn by peasants.
The Welsh favoured alder, birch & sycamore. In the 1970s and 1980s, Swedish clogs became popular fashion accessories for both sexes. There is a theory that clogging or clog dancing arose in these industrial textiles mills as a result of the mill workers entertaining themselves by syncopating foot taps with the rhythmic sounds made by the loom shuttles. Clog definition: When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through. Since wooden footwear was a hand-made product, the shape of the footwear, as well as its production process showed great local and regional diversity in style.
Modern machined-beech soles tend to be thinner with a shallower cast (the curve to the toe). The large mid layer was often made of solid cork, although some were merely of plastic with a cork covering.
Whole foot clogs need to be close fitting and can be secured by curling the toes. It is also possible that one type can be found in bordering countries.
The heyday of the clog in Britain was between the 1840s and 1920s and, although traditionally associated with Lancashire, they were worn all over the country, not just in the industrial North of England. Men and women wore laced and clasped clogs respectively, the fastening clasps being of engraved brass or more commonly steel.
Wooden soled clogs come with a variety of uppers: complete uppers made from leather or similar material, such as, open sandal type fitting. Note that some thick-soled women's shoes (stilleto or wedge), which while not wooden soled, are as rigid as clogs. Some Japanese and Indian clogs have "teeth" or very high pegs attached to the soles.
A It is mainly a British English slang expression, dating, so far as I can gather from the few slang and idiom dictionaries that cite it, only from the 1970s. It can be tough and resilient. Half open clogs may either be secured like whole foot clogs, or have an additional strap over the top of the foot. It seems likely that whoever coined it did so with an ear for the archaic.
See more.
Wooden clogs originated in Holland, eventually spreading to France, England and Scandinavia. Nevertheless, traditional wooden footwear is still popular in several regions in Europe and in some occupations, for its practical use. Date published: 2020-02-15. Beech is a good wood for machining, but suffers from being heavy and having a short grain. Alternatively they have been described as far back as Roman times, possibly earlier.
They may have evolved from pattens which were “Affect” vs. “Effect”: Use The Correct Word Every Time, 10 Types Of Nouns Used In The English Language. They were usually worn under leather or fabric shoes to raise the wearer's foot above the mud of the unmade road, not to mention commonly dumped human effluent and animal dung.
Clogs are used worldwide and although the form may vary by culture, within a culture the form often remained unchanged for centuries.
World's biggest clog from one piece of wood, in Enter (Netherlands). [3] So much alder was used for clogs that in parts of Wales it was called Pren Clocsia (Clog Wood) rather The sole, more often than not, was made of a light sandy-colored rubber.
For example, Danish, German, Dutch, Belgian and clogs from Northwest France look quite similar. [5] However, there is a possibility that the Celtic and Germanic peoples from Southern and Northern Europe were familiar with some sort of wooden foot covering. However being relatively soft, it makes a poor dance clog, where sound is important. The Origins of Clogs. They were replaced by more fashionable all-leather and synthetic footwear.
In contrast wooden soled clogs are fastened by laces or buckles on the welt and therefore the toes are relaxed as in shoes.
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up: to crowd excessively, especially so that movement is impeded; overfill: to become clogged, encumbered, or choked up. "I'd sell my Grandmother for a ha'penny a pair".
Clog shoes were derived from \"calceus\" shoes, wooden-soled shoes that existed during the Roman empire. Easy Street Comfort Clogs - Origin is rated 3.4 out of 5 by 8.
Throughout the early history of wooden clogs, members of nobility would not wear wooden clogs because they were associated with the garments worn by peasants.
The Welsh favoured alder, birch & sycamore. In the 1970s and 1980s, Swedish clogs became popular fashion accessories for both sexes. There is a theory that clogging or clog dancing arose in these industrial textiles mills as a result of the mill workers entertaining themselves by syncopating foot taps with the rhythmic sounds made by the loom shuttles. Clog definition: When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through. Since wooden footwear was a hand-made product, the shape of the footwear, as well as its production process showed great local and regional diversity in style.
Modern machined-beech soles tend to be thinner with a shallower cast (the curve to the toe). The large mid layer was often made of solid cork, although some were merely of plastic with a cork covering.
Whole foot clogs need to be close fitting and can be secured by curling the toes. It is also possible that one type can be found in bordering countries.
The heyday of the clog in Britain was between the 1840s and 1920s and, although traditionally associated with Lancashire, they were worn all over the country, not just in the industrial North of England. Men and women wore laced and clasped clogs respectively, the fastening clasps being of engraved brass or more commonly steel.
Wooden soled clogs come with a variety of uppers: complete uppers made from leather or similar material, such as, open sandal type fitting. Note that some thick-soled women's shoes (stilleto or wedge), which while not wooden soled, are as rigid as clogs. Some Japanese and Indian clogs have "teeth" or very high pegs attached to the soles.
A It is mainly a British English slang expression, dating, so far as I can gather from the few slang and idiom dictionaries that cite it, only from the 1970s. It can be tough and resilient. Half open clogs may either be secured like whole foot clogs, or have an additional strap over the top of the foot. It seems likely that whoever coined it did so with an ear for the archaic.
See more.
Wooden clogs originated in Holland, eventually spreading to France, England and Scandinavia. Nevertheless, traditional wooden footwear is still popular in several regions in Europe and in some occupations, for its practical use. Date published: 2020-02-15. Beech is a good wood for machining, but suffers from being heavy and having a short grain. Alternatively they have been described as far back as Roman times, possibly earlier.
They may have evolved from pattens which were “Affect” vs. “Effect”: Use The Correct Word Every Time, 10 Types Of Nouns Used In The English Language. They were usually worn under leather or fabric shoes to raise the wearer's foot above the mud of the unmade road, not to mention commonly dumped human effluent and animal dung.
Clogs are used worldwide and although the form may vary by culture, within a culture the form often remained unchanged for centuries.
World's biggest clog from one piece of wood, in Enter (Netherlands). [3] So much alder was used for clogs that in parts of Wales it was called Pren Clocsia (Clog Wood) rather The sole, more often than not, was made of a light sandy-colored rubber.
For example, Danish, German, Dutch, Belgian and clogs from Northwest France look quite similar. [5] However, there is a possibility that the Celtic and Germanic peoples from Southern and Northern Europe were familiar with some sort of wooden foot covering. However being relatively soft, it makes a poor dance clog, where sound is important. The Origins of Clogs. They were replaced by more fashionable all-leather and synthetic footwear.
In contrast wooden soled clogs are fastened by laces or buckles on the welt and therefore the toes are relaxed as in shoes.
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up: to crowd excessively, especially so that movement is impeded; overfill: to become clogged, encumbered, or choked up. "I'd sell my Grandmother for a ha'penny a pair".
Clog shoes were derived from \"calceus\" shoes, wooden-soled shoes that existed during the Roman empire. Easy Street Comfort Clogs - Origin is rated 3.4 out of 5 by 8.
Throughout the early history of wooden clogs, members of nobility would not wear wooden clogs because they were associated with the garments worn by peasants.
The Welsh favoured alder, birch & sycamore. In the 1970s and 1980s, Swedish clogs became popular fashion accessories for both sexes. There is a theory that clogging or clog dancing arose in these industrial textiles mills as a result of the mill workers entertaining themselves by syncopating foot taps with the rhythmic sounds made by the loom shuttles. Clog definition: When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through. Since wooden footwear was a hand-made product, the shape of the footwear, as well as its production process showed great local and regional diversity in style.
Modern machined-beech soles tend to be thinner with a shallower cast (the curve to the toe). The large mid layer was often made of solid cork, although some were merely of plastic with a cork covering.
Whole foot clogs need to be close fitting and can be secured by curling the toes. It is also possible that one type can be found in bordering countries.
The heyday of the clog in Britain was between the 1840s and 1920s and, although traditionally associated with Lancashire, they were worn all over the country, not just in the industrial North of England. Men and women wore laced and clasped clogs respectively, the fastening clasps being of engraved brass or more commonly steel.
Wooden soled clogs come with a variety of uppers: complete uppers made from leather or similar material, such as, open sandal type fitting. Note that some thick-soled women's shoes (stilleto or wedge), which while not wooden soled, are as rigid as clogs. Some Japanese and Indian clogs have "teeth" or very high pegs attached to the soles.
A It is mainly a British English slang expression, dating, so far as I can gather from the few slang and idiom dictionaries that cite it, only from the 1970s. It can be tough and resilient. Half open clogs may either be secured like whole foot clogs, or have an additional strap over the top of the foot. It seems likely that whoever coined it did so with an ear for the archaic.
See more.
Wooden clogs originated in Holland, eventually spreading to France, England and Scandinavia. Nevertheless, traditional wooden footwear is still popular in several regions in Europe and in some occupations, for its practical use. Date published: 2020-02-15. Beech is a good wood for machining, but suffers from being heavy and having a short grain. Alternatively they have been described as far back as Roman times, possibly earlier.
They may have evolved from pattens which were “Affect” vs. “Effect”: Use The Correct Word Every Time, 10 Types Of Nouns Used In The English Language. They were usually worn under leather or fabric shoes to raise the wearer's foot above the mud of the unmade road, not to mention commonly dumped human effluent and animal dung.
Clogs are used worldwide and although the form may vary by culture, within a culture the form often remained unchanged for centuries.
World's biggest clog from one piece of wood, in Enter (Netherlands). [3] So much alder was used for clogs that in parts of Wales it was called Pren Clocsia (Clog Wood) rather The sole, more often than not, was made of a light sandy-colored rubber.
For example, Danish, German, Dutch, Belgian and clogs from Northwest France look quite similar. [5] However, there is a possibility that the Celtic and Germanic peoples from Southern and Northern Europe were familiar with some sort of wooden foot covering. However being relatively soft, it makes a poor dance clog, where sound is important. The Origins of Clogs. They were replaced by more fashionable all-leather and synthetic footwear.
In contrast wooden soled clogs are fastened by laces or buckles on the welt and therefore the toes are relaxed as in shoes.
At the beginning of the 20th century machine-made wooden footwear was introduced.
The clog shoe became the most common work shoe in Europe throughout the Industrial Revolution era. Some sandal types, and in particular toe peg styles, are worn more like "flip-flops" and rely on the grip between the big and next toe. Balsa, alder, willow, beech and sycamore woods were favored by these craftsmen for creating clogs because these woods did not split easily. Archaeological finds of these are not known.
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up: to crowd excessively, especially so that movement is impeded; overfill: to become clogged, encumbered, or choked up. "I'd sell my Grandmother for a ha'penny a pair".
Clog shoes were derived from \"calceus\" shoes, wooden-soled shoes that existed during the Roman empire. Easy Street Comfort Clogs - Origin is rated 3.4 out of 5 by 8.
Throughout the early history of wooden clogs, members of nobility would not wear wooden clogs because they were associated with the garments worn by peasants.
The Welsh favoured alder, birch & sycamore. In the 1970s and 1980s, Swedish clogs became popular fashion accessories for both sexes. There is a theory that clogging or clog dancing arose in these industrial textiles mills as a result of the mill workers entertaining themselves by syncopating foot taps with the rhythmic sounds made by the loom shuttles. Clog definition: When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through. Since wooden footwear was a hand-made product, the shape of the footwear, as well as its production process showed great local and regional diversity in style.
Modern machined-beech soles tend to be thinner with a shallower cast (the curve to the toe). The large mid layer was often made of solid cork, although some were merely of plastic with a cork covering.
Whole foot clogs need to be close fitting and can be secured by curling the toes. It is also possible that one type can be found in bordering countries.
The heyday of the clog in Britain was between the 1840s and 1920s and, although traditionally associated with Lancashire, they were worn all over the country, not just in the industrial North of England. Men and women wore laced and clasped clogs respectively, the fastening clasps being of engraved brass or more commonly steel.
Wooden soled clogs come with a variety of uppers: complete uppers made from leather or similar material, such as, open sandal type fitting. Note that some thick-soled women's shoes (stilleto or wedge), which while not wooden soled, are as rigid as clogs. Some Japanese and Indian clogs have "teeth" or very high pegs attached to the soles.
A It is mainly a British English slang expression, dating, so far as I can gather from the few slang and idiom dictionaries that cite it, only from the 1970s. It can be tough and resilient. Half open clogs may either be secured like whole foot clogs, or have an additional strap over the top of the foot. It seems likely that whoever coined it did so with an ear for the archaic.
See more.
Wooden clogs originated in Holland, eventually spreading to France, England and Scandinavia. Nevertheless, traditional wooden footwear is still popular in several regions in Europe and in some occupations, for its practical use. Date published: 2020-02-15. Beech is a good wood for machining, but suffers from being heavy and having a short grain. Alternatively they have been described as far back as Roman times, possibly earlier.
They may have evolved from pattens which were “Affect” vs. “Effect”: Use The Correct Word Every Time, 10 Types Of Nouns Used In The English Language. They were usually worn under leather or fabric shoes to raise the wearer's foot above the mud of the unmade road, not to mention commonly dumped human effluent and animal dung.
Clogs are used worldwide and although the form may vary by culture, within a culture the form often remained unchanged for centuries.
World's biggest clog from one piece of wood, in Enter (Netherlands). [3] So much alder was used for clogs that in parts of Wales it was called Pren Clocsia (Clog Wood) rather The sole, more often than not, was made of a light sandy-colored rubber.
For example, Danish, German, Dutch, Belgian and clogs from Northwest France look quite similar. [5] However, there is a possibility that the Celtic and Germanic peoples from Southern and Northern Europe were familiar with some sort of wooden foot covering. However being relatively soft, it makes a poor dance clog, where sound is important. The Origins of Clogs. They were replaced by more fashionable all-leather and synthetic footwear.
In contrast wooden soled clogs are fastened by laces or buckles on the welt and therefore the toes are relaxed as in shoes.
