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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a winged sandal (as worn by Hermes in Graeco-Roman art)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n.pl. (in Roman mythology) winged sandals as an attribute of Mercury, Iris, and others. Etymology: L, neut. pl. of talaris f. talus ankle

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Talaria Ta*la"ri*a, n. pl. [L., from talaris pertaining to the ankles, fr. talus ankle.] (Class. Myth.) Small wings or winged shoes represented as fastened to the ankles, -- chiefly used as an attribute of Mercury.