Footwear; shoes or other items worn on the feet (a general/formal term).
玄関に履物を揃えてください。
Please line up your footwear at the entrance.
旅館では履物を脱いで上がるのが普通だ。
At a ryokan it's customary to take off your footwear before entering.
新しい履物を買って足が痛くなった。
I bought new footwear and my feet started to hurt.