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Meaning of "latchet" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LATCHET

From Old French lachet, from laslace.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LATCHET

latchet  [ˈlætʃɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LATCHET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Latchet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LATCHET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of latchet in the English dictionary

The definition of latchet in the dictionary is a shoe fastening, such as a thong or lace.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LATCHET


brachet
ˈbrætʃɪt
bratchet
ˈbrætʃɪt
carriwitchet
ˌkærɪˈwɪtʃɪt
chit
tʃɪt
crotchet
ˈkrɒtʃɪt
fitchet
ˈfɪtʃɪt
hatchet
ˈhætʃɪt
lynchet
ˈlɪntʃɪt
manchet
ˈmæntʃɪt
merchet
ˈmɜːtʃɪt
planchet
ˈplɑːntʃɪt
Pratchett
ˈprætʃɪt
Pritchett
ˈprɪtʃɪt
ratchet
ˈrætʃɪt
rochet
ˈrɒtʃɪt
watchet
ˈwɒtʃɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LATCHET

lat.
latah
Latakia
Latam
latch
latch circuit
latch on
latchkey
latchkey child
latchkey kid
latchstring
late
late developer
Late Greek
late hours
late in the day
Late Latin
late riser
late trading
late-night

WORDS THAT END LIKE LATCHET

Bechet
bury the hatchet
cachet
claw hatchet
crochet
guichet
lettre de cachet
lettres de cachet
matchet
Pinochet
ricochet
sachet
shochet
tranchet
trebuchet

Synonyms and antonyms of latchet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «latchet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LATCHET

Find out the translation of latchet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of latchet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «latchet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

棘轮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

correa
570 millions of speakers

English

latchet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

latchet
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شراك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

latchet
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

latchet
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

latchet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Latchet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

latchet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラチェット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

latchet
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Latchet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

latchet
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வசனத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Latchet
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

latchet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

legaccio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rzemyka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

latchet
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cureaua
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λουριά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

riem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Latchet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

latchet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of latchet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LATCHET»

The term «latchet» is normally little used and occupies the 132.913 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LATCHET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «latchet» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «latchet» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about latchet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LATCHET»

Discover the use of latchet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to latchet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Excavations in the Medieval Burgh of Perth, 1979-1981
fragment) where it ends in a toggle. Latchet is approx. trapezoidal, with vertical and top edges oversewn, bottom edge cut, edge-flesh stitiching channel on diagonal edge. Stitch length 3.5 mm. Another latchet on third fragment, same as above.
‎1987
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Shoes and Pattens
latchet shoes in the larger adult sizes. From this it might be inferred that they were worn more often by men, whereas the front-latchet type, which has a more even spread of adult sizes, was worn equally by both sexes. But side-latchet shoes ...
Francis Grew, Museum of London, Margrethe de Neergaard, 2001
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First lessons in philosophy, or, The science of familiar ...
The latchet, c b, of a door latch is a lever, turning at one extremity upon a centre, c , fixed to the door ; the opposite extremity, b, of the latchet falls into a catch fixed into the door frame, f. A guide, g, forming a bridge over the latchet, is fixed to the ...
Thomas Turner Tate, Cornelius Sowle Cartée, 1857
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The Fourfold Gospel Section Ii the Beginning
noblest sense, better than the Greek word for "strong," expressed the Baptist's meaning 1. § 4. " The latchet of whose shoes I am not sufficient to stoop-down and loose'1" Luke omits a word, "stoop-down," inserted by Mark. But it is a detail in ...
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The Fourfold Gospel
The latchet of whose shoes 1 am not suflicient to stoop-down and loose?” Luke omits a word, “stoop-down,” inserted by Mark. But it is a detail in the expressions of John the Baptist that does not bear on his relations with Jesus and is therefore  ...
Edwin A. Abbott, 2014
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Harmony of the Gospels
Quite fairly, therefore, may the question be put, as to what it was that John declared himself unworthy to do-whether to bear the shoes, or to unloose the shoe's latchet. For if only the one of these two sentences was uttered by him, then that ...
Augustine of Hippo
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Heavenly arcana which are in the sacred scripture or word of ...
That 1 will not take from a thread even to a shoe-latchet," signifies, all things natural and corporeal, which were unclean : " and from any thing that is thine," signifies, that nothing of such a nature appertains to celestial love: "lest thou shouldst ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1838
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Works
That I will not take from a thread even to a shoe-latchet, nor of any thing that is thine; lest thou shouldst say, I have enriched Abram. "That I will not take from a thread even to a shoe-latchet," signifies, all things natural and corporeal, which were ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1831
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Arcana Coelestia: Genesis
That hereby is signified conjunction, appears from what was said above at verse 19 ; where the same words occur, and the signification is the same. 1747. Verse 23. That Iwill not take from a thread even to a shoe-latchet, and from any thing ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1838
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The Harmony of the Gospels
Are we to regard in this light the circumstance that one of them has given us the words, “whose shoes I am not worthy to bear,” whereas the others speak of the” unloosing of the latchet of the shoe”? For here, indeed, the difference seems to be ...
St. Augustin

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LATCHET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term latchet is used in the context of the following news items.
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No place for evil spirits at home
The remaining item - a woman's latchet tie shoe from the 18th century - was believed to have been put beneath the floorboards before the ... «West Sussex Gazette, Jun 15»
2
Desperation In The Jonathan Camp In Anticipation Of Defeat-A Can …
Don't be deceived about the import of a Ph.D. There are many of us with Ph.Ds who cannot untie the latchet of the shoes of some Nigerians ... «SaharaReporters.com, Jan 15»
3
God's Christmas gift to us is Jesus Christ
He continually pointed only to Jesus, the One “was preferred before me” (John 1:27, 30), “Whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose. «Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Dec 14»
4
Boris Johnson's Love Letter to Sir Winston—And Himself
... in such an exaggerated way—“I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his shoes”—that the demurral feels like a massive wink to the gallery. «Wall Street Journal, Nov 14»
5
Creating a server-side movement/positioning system for a web …
I suppose I'll have to use something like Ratchet (or in this case maybe Latchet), but I'm in general looking for any examples or high level ... «GameDev.net, Sep 14»
6
A journey through British wars: Images reveal how a soldier's kit has …
It included a sword (bottom right), latchet shoes (top left), a red coat issued by the New Model Army (top right) and a Matchlock Musket (bottom ... «Daily Mail, Aug 14»
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Military kit through the ages: from the Battle of Hastings to Helmand
1 Latchet shoes - straight lasted shoes, i.e. no left or right foot. 2 Stockings. 3 Linen shirt and a pair of breeches. 4 brown doublet; these would ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 14»
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Divers begin £70000 quest to salvage treasure from ship …
A latchet shoe recovered from the wreck. Around 300 people are said to have died when the ship went down. She added: 'It's part of our local ... «Daily Mail, May 14»
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Divers stage emergency excavation of historic Thames shipwreck
A latchet shoe recovered from the wreck of the London by diver Steven Ellis, who said the Thames silt kept artefacts in good condition. «The Guardian, May 14»
10
Chef and the fishmonger source for fresh angle
Latchet from Shoalhaven, NSW;. Flathead from Lakes Entrance, Victoria;. Skipjack tuna from Coffs Harbour;. Imperador from Bermagui, NSW;. «The Australian, Dec 13»

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