noun
- a low-heeled shoe for women or girls with a strap across the instep
Usage: often used in plural or as a type of footwear
Examples
- She wore black mary janes to school every day.
- The little girl's mary janes had a shiny buckle on the strap.
- Mary janes are a classic style of children's shoes.
- Her grandmother preferred mary janes because they were comfortable and practical.
- The store had mary janes in several colors and sizes.