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''roses'' - ornamental ribbon ties.  See image above.

''roses'' - ornamental ribbon ties.  See the image in the previous Note.  It shows shoe roses from ''c.'' 1600.

[[File:English_razed_shoes.jpg|right|razed shoes]]

[[File:English_razed_shoes.jpg|right|razed shoes]]

''razed shoes'' - shoes that have openings cut into them.  See the image, which illustrates such shoes as they would have looked on the feet of noblemen in England from about 1550 to 1600.

''razed shoes'' - shoes that have openings cut into them.  See the image, which illustrates such shoes as they would have looked on the feet of noblemen in England from about 1550 to 1600.

The "razing" was probably done mainly for ventilation and flexibility, but would have become a fashion statement when the aristocracy wore them.

The "razing" was probably done mainly for ventilation and flexibility, but would have become a fashion statement when the aristocracy wore them.