top piece
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See also: toppiece
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -iːs
Noun
[edit]top piece (plural top pieces)
- (shoemaking) The part of the heel on a shoe or boot that comes into contact with the ground.
- 1834, John O'Sullivan, The Art and Mystery of the Gentle Craft[1], page 50:
- Then pare the top piece to the size and form you intend it to be; but that you should always do before the heel is sewed, for now you are confined to the channel.
- 2010, Paul Frowen, Maureen O'Donnell, Donald Lorimer, Gordon Burrow, Neale's Disorders of the Foot, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 457:
- On the outermost part of the heel, which is in direct contact with the ground when the shoe is worn, a top piece is applied.
Translations
[edit]part of the heel on a shoe
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