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latchet (n.)
"strap or thong of a sandal or shoe," late 14c.,
lachet
, from Old French
lachet
, variant of
lacet
, diminutive of
las
,
laz
"noose, string, cord, tie" (see
lace
(n.)). Spelling altered perhaps by influence of
latch
.
