Bible dictionaries
Latchet
What Bible dictionaries say about “Latchet”, one article after the other.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Latchet - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)
A thong (Acts 22:25), cord, or strap fastening the sandal on the foot (Isa. 5:27; Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16).
Latchet - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
LATCH'ET, n. [from latch.] The string that fastens a shoe. Mark 1.
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
The article in Easton + Webster 1828International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)
lach'-et (serokh; himas): Leather thong used for tying on sandals (see Ge 14:23; Mr 1:7 parallel). The stooping to untie the dusty shoe-latchet was esteemed by Orientals a service that was at once petty and defiling, and was usually assigned to menials.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
The article in ISBE 1915