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| patented |
having a patent, a legal protection that allows an inventor the sole rights to make, use, or sell what he or she has invented for a particular period of time. |
| plantar |
of or occurring on the sole of the foot. |
| plantigrade |
characterized by the use of the whole sole of the foot in walking. |
| plimsoll |
(chiefly British; old-fashioned) a canvas shoe with a rubber sole used primarily for playing sports; sneaker. |
| puppet show |
a play or performance in which puppets are the main or sole characters. |
| rand1 |
in shoemaking, a piece of leather attached to the back of the sole before the heel is put on. |
| resole |
to furnish (a shoe, boot, or the like) with a new sole. [2 definitions] |
| sandal |
an open shoe made from a sole and straps that fasten the sole to the foot. |
| skate1 |
a shoe with either a blade or a set of small wheels attached to the sole, for use, respectively, on ice and on other hard surfaces; ice skate or roller skate. [1/2 definitions] |
| sneaker |
a cloth or leather sports shoe with a sole made of rubber or similar material. |
| sole2 |
to provide (a shoe, boot, or the like) with a sole. [1/2 definitions] |
| spike1 |
(pl.) such projections on the sole of an athletic shoe, or a pair of shoes so equipped. [1/9 definitions] |
| tap1 |
a thin layer of leather or other material added to the heel or sole of a worn shoe. [1/7 definitions] |
| tennis shoe |
a sports shoe, usu. having a canvas upper and a rubber sole; sneaker. |
| tread |
that which touches the ground in walking, such as the sole of the foot or shoe, or in rolling, such as the grooved surface of a tire or the linked beltlike apparatus on which a tank moves. [1/10 definitions] |
| unique |
being the only one of its type; sole; single. [1/5 definitions] |
| upper |
the part of a shoe above the sole. [1/6 definitions] |
| welt |
a strip of leather sewn along the seam that joins the sole and upper of a shoe to reinforce the seam. [1/5 definitions] |
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