A sandal is a type of footwear consisting of a sole held to the foot by straps or a cradle of materials. Parameters: an exposed upper (leaving some or most of the foot uncovered), straps or thongs securing the sole, and an open design permitting ventilation. Persistence mechanism: material craft (leatherwork, weaving, molding) sustained by shoemakers, retail trade, and climate-driven cultural demand for open footwear. [formal: solea | substrate: matter | horizon: a life | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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sandal
A sandal is a type of footwear consisting of a sole held to the foot by straps or a cradle of materials. Parameters: an exposed upper (leaving some or most of the foot uncovered), straps or thongs securing the sole, and an open design perm…
Definition
Why it is in scope
a type of shoe
Names and aliases
- sandalen · CANONICAL
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- cmrr68bei00roq89dip9v2q12INSTANCE_OF →
A sandal is a specific kind of footwear. Tested: sandal INSTANCE_OF footwear — a sandal IS a footwear, the direction is specific→general per Law 9.
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- cms7mlouj01zka34ch4bpo6z7← INSTANCE_OF
A flip-flop is a specific type of sandal — a thong-style sandal with a Y-shaped strap that passes between the first and second toes. Law 9: specific→general. A competent speaker would call a flip-flop 'a sandal.' The nearest kind is sandal (not footwear, which is a further generalization).
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- Jul 18, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC
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