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crakow

noun
cra·kow
variants: or less commonly crakowe or crackowe or cracowe \ˈkräˌkau̇, -raˌ-, -rāˌ-, -(ˌ)kō \
plural -s

Definition of crakow 

: a shoe, boot, or slipper made with an extremely long pointed toe and worn in Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries

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History and Etymology for crakow

Middle English crakowe, from Cracow (Kraków) Poland whence they came

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