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Examples
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On her feet went Japanese-style tabi socks with a slit between her big toe and the next, then rope-soled sandals.
The Black Madonna Davis Bunn 2010
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The espadrille, a rope-soled shoe with a canvas upper usually in bright summer colors is one of the more casual examples of this idea, as made popular by the French in the 1940s.
Before You Put That On Lloyd Boston 2005
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She smiled to herself now, looking down at those feet encased in the clumsy rope-soled sandals Axa had borrowed for her.
Lord of the Silver Bow Gemmell, David 2005
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The espadrille, a rope-soled shoe with a canvas upper usually in bright summer colors is one of the more casual examples of this idea, as made popular by the French in the 1940s.
Before You Put That On Lloyd Boston 2005
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The espadrille, a rope-soled shoe with a canvas upper usually in bright summer colors is one of the more casual examples of this idea, as made popular by the French in the 1940s.
Before You Put That On Lloyd Boston 2005
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She was wearing full makeup, huge, white-rimmed Holly Golightly sunglasses, platform rope-soled sandals, and a Donald Duck beach towel.
The Summer of My Greek Tavérna Tom Stone 2002
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A tall Basque maid in rope-soled shoes has just brought me a dish of chocolate and marzipan.
The Last Great Dance on Earth Sandra Gulland 2001
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Every month we receive offers to turn our bookshop into a store selling televisions, girdles, or rope-soled shoes.
The Shadow of the Wind Zafon, Carlos Ruiz 2001
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A tall Basque maid in rope-soled shoes has just brought me a dish of chocolate and marzipan.
The Last Great Dance on Earth Sandra Gulland 2001
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Pointsman wears rope-soled shoes, his prewar bowler, and a rare smile.
Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978
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