talaria

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Talaria \Ta*la"ri*a\ (t[.a]*l[=a]"r[i^]*[.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.
   [1913 Webster]