toed

adjective \ ˈtōd \

Updated on: 13 Apr 2018

Definition of toed

1 : having a toe or toes especially of a specified kind or number —usually used in combination

five-toed

round-toed shoes

[from past participle of ²toe]

: driven obliquely

a toed nail

; also : secured by diagonal or oblique nailing

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Recent Examples of toed from the Web

The temperature might not be at prime open-toed shoe season just yet, but brands have begun to stock their latest and greatest options to be worn with sundresses, pastel denim, and whatever other garment makes up your spring uniform.

— ana colon, Glamour, "It's Time: The Best Spring 2018 Sandals to Shop Now," 3 Apr. 2018
Mary Plumb, the recreation area’s public information officer, recently saw a woman set out in a pair of open-toed high heels.

— rebecca worby, Outside Online, "Lessons from Horseshoe Bend on How to Save Our Parks," 29 Mar. 2018
Once the fashion community got the go-ahead from designer Phoebe Philo, formerly of Céline, in Spring 2013 to wear sneakers and sensible open-toed sandals, though, there was a shift.

— bianca nieves, Glamour, "How I Finally Came Around to (and Actually Started to Like) the ‘Ugly’ Shoe Trend," 2 Mar. 2018
Shoes included closed-toed sandals on wavy rubber wedges.

— colleen barry, The Seattle Times, "Dolce & Gabbana send drones down runway," 25 Feb. 2018
Silver-toed boots were a clever cowboy nod that didn’t feel costume-y at all, as were thicker belts and bold buckles.

— rhonda richford, The Hollywood Reporter, "London Fashion Week: Roksanda Cozies Up; Erdem's Dark Florals," 20 Feb. 2018
At Flag Point in southern Utah, for example, Native Americans chiseled pictographs of three-toed footprints, inspired by dinosaur tracks in the surrounding Jurassic rock.

— brian switek, Smithsonian, "What Makes a Dinosaur a Dinosaur?," 8 Dec. 2017
While there is no enforced custom saying open-toed shoes are inappropriate this time of year, there comes a kind of societal pressure to wear boots before temperatures drop causing unfortunate combinations like riding boots with summer sundresses.

— hannah hayes, Southern Living, "The Struggles of Being Southern in the Fall," 27 Oct. 2016
In reassuring news, the famed Hemingway House and its 50+, many-toed cats all reportedly survived the storm.

— allison carter, Indianapolis Star, "Hurricane Irma: How your favorite vacation destination fared in the storm," 11 Sep. 2017

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