For hundreds of years, wooden shoes, called klompen, were worn by most Dutch people for very practical purposes. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"klompen," said he, in good Dutch, and klompen, or klomps, they are to this day. From Wordnik.com. [Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks] Reference
Spellers were tripped up on words such as croquette, mahi-mahi, klompen and cadenza. From Wordnik.com. [News for Opelika-Auburn News] Reference
You can check out all of the flowers and the klompen dancers with their wooden shoes. From Wordnik.com. [WWMT.com : News] Reference
"Hundreds of them, I suppose," replied Mr. King, with his arm around her and drawing her up to him, "and they wear wooden shoes or sabots, or klompen as they call them, and --". From Wordnik.com. [Five Little Peppers Abroad] Reference
Soon they arrived at the cottage, and in a moment seven pairs of klompen were ranged in a neat row outside a small cottage, while their owners all talked at once to two sweet-faced women standing in the doorway. From Wordnik.com. [Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk] Reference
Ludolf showed her a fine pair of klompen on which his father was teaching him to carve some very pretty figures; Freitje brought all his new fishing-tackle and invited her to go fishing with him at the back of the house. From Wordnik.com. [Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk] Reference
December 16, 2008 5: 59 AM klompen said. From Wordnik.com. [Can you love God and feminism? - Feministing] Reference
11: 16 am in de keuken met de klompen galant colleague?. From Wordnik.com. [Een leven, een liefde, een weblog] Reference
Who can forget the classic klompen?. From Wordnik.com. [Answers.com: Today's Highlights] Reference
"See the klompen outside that door. From Wordnik.com. [Five Little Peppers Abroad] Reference
How she was kissed, cried, and laughed over, what questions were asked and not answered, as she was taken into an adjoining room and arrayed in a complete suit of Gretel's clothes, even to the klompen, for, alas! her French shoes were now in no condition to be worn, the pretty blue frock torn and stained and hopelessly wet, the hat with its dainty plume crushed and useless; indeed, every article she had worn looked only fit for the rag-bag. From Wordnik.com. [Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk] Reference
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