Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A kind of slipper with straps buttoning around the ankle.

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Examples

  • Stewart wore pointy-toe, ankle-tie high heels in a black-and-white pattern by Blahnik that she says could take her from her daytime outfit of black capris with white button-down shirt to a fancier evening look.

    Manolo Blahnik: 'I'm Suspicious Of Platforms' AP 2010

  • Stewart wore pointy-toe, ankle-tie high heels in a black-and-white pattern by Blahnik that she says could take her from her daytime outfit of black capris with white button-down shirt to a fancier evening look.

    Manolo Blahnik: 'I'm Suspicious Of Platforms' AP 2010

  • This style is caled "Dalo" and features ankle-tie straps, black leather, and straps with bow over toe part.

    Shoebunny 2008

  • This style is caled "Dalo" and features ankle-tie straps, black leather, and straps with bow over toe part.

    Shoebunny 2008

  • "I'll get Gay's ankle-tie, and put it on the window-sill, with the toe pointing out.

    Timothy's Quest A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin 1889

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