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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Latchet \Latch"et\, noun [OE. lachet, from an OF. dialect form of F. lacet plaited string, lace dim. of lacs. See {Lace}.] The string that fastens a shoe; a shoestring.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Latchet a thong (Acts 22:25), cord, or strap fastening the sandal on the foot (Isa. 5:27; Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16).
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