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| half sole |
a sole for a shoe or boot that extends from the instep to the toe. |
| Mary Janes |
trademark for a girl's patent leather low-heeled dress shoe having a strap that crosses the instep. |
| metatarsus |
the instep, or bones of the instep, of the human foot, or a corresponding part in the hind foot of four-legged animals. |
| oxford |
a sturdy, plain shoe that laces across the instep. [1/2 definitions] |
| saddle shoe |
an oxford shoe, usu. white, with a band of contrasting leather, usu. brown, across the instep. |
| T-strap |
a T-shaped strap over the instep of a woman's or girl's shoe. [1/2 definitions] |
| vamp1 |
in a shoe, the upper portion covering the instep and often the toes. [1/7 definitions] |
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