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: having a toe that is square
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Examples of square-toed in a Sentence

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Heeled, bubbled, square-toed, strapped or leathered out with metal accents like Longoria’s, the shape is proving its range. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025 The Academy Award winner completed her racy look with a black tuxedo jacket and square-toed black leather boots. Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025 Pitt paired a blue velvet Willy Chavarria blazer with baggy jeans and square-toed black boots while de Ramon opted for a sleeker silhouette. Grace Jordan-Weinstein, People.com, 17 June 2025 While Cooper arrived in a simple blue t-shirt, pants, and suede green sneakers, Pitt was fitted in a billowing silk button-up and grey jeans with a square-toed dress shoe. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 14 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of square-toed was in 1785

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“Square-toed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square-toed. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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