See Also: Sandal(medicine)
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sandal strap dermatitis(medicine)

valuable (iou) and sandal(1) (iou)


valuable (iou)



valuable adjective & noun. L16.
[from VALUE verb + -ABLE. Cf. earlier UNVALUABLE.]
A. adjective.
Of material or monetary value; capable of commanding a high price; precious. L16.
valuable consideration Law a consideration deemed to be valuable in a legal sense.
Daily Star Conmen..tricking the elderly into handing over valuable heirloomsfor peanuts.
Able to be valued. rare. Only in 17.
Having considerable importance or worth; of great use or benefit; having qualities which confer value. M17.
S. Wynter If you could spare me some of your valuable time to grant me some meaningful advice. H. Bascom This man is going to be valuable to us. He is a hunter. Independent They put..Horne into the right-back position,..depriving them of his valuable midfield industry.
b. Of a person: entitled to consideration or distinction; estimable. M17-E19.
b. noun. A valuable article or thing; esp. a small item of personal property. Usu. in pl. L18.
R. C. Hutchinson I've put some of my valuables in the bank.
valuableness noun valuable quality; worth, importance: L17.
valuably adverb (a) in a valuable manner, so as to be valuable or highly useful; (b) rare with equivalence of value: E17.

sandal(1) (iou)



sandal noun1. LME.

A light shoe having an openwork upper usu. fastened by straps over the instep or round the ankle, or having an upper consisting simply of such straps. LME.
open sandal: see OPEN adjective.
A richly embroidered light shoe of red leather, silk, etc., forming part of the official dress of a bishop or monarch. LME.
A strap for fastening a low shoe, passing over the instep or round the ankle. E19.
Comb.: sandal-foot a stocking with a non-reinforced heel, suitable for wearing with sandals.