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noun

Shoe n. (pl. shoes, formerly shoon, now provincial)

1.

A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not extending so far up the leg. "Your hose should be ungartered,... yourshoe untied." "Spare none but such as go in clouted shoon."

2.

Anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use. Specifically:

(a)

A plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury.

(b)

A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow.

(c)

A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill.

(d)

The part of an automobile or railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.

(e)

(Arch.) A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building.

(f)

(Milling.) The trough or spout for conveying the grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone.

(g)

An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.

(h)

An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.

(i)

An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile.

(j)

(Mach.) A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; called also slipper, and gib. Note: Shoe is often used adjectively, or in composition; as, shoe buckle, or shoe-buckle; shoe latchet, or shoe-latchet; shoe leathet, or shoe-leather; shoe string, shoe-string, or shoestring.

3.

The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, esp. for an automobile.

Shoe of an anchor. (Naut.)

(a)

A small block of wood, convex on the back, with a hole to receive the point of the anchor fluke, used to prevent the anchor from tearing the planks of the vessel when raised or lowered.

(b)

A broad, triangular piece of plank placed upon the fluke to give it a better hold in soft ground.

Shoe block (Naut.), a block with two sheaves, one above the other, and at right angles to each other.

Shoe bolt, a bolt with a flaring head, for fastening shoes on sleigh runners.

Shoe pac, a kind of moccasin. See Pac.

Shoe stone, a sharpening stone used by shoemakers and other workers in leather.

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Etymology of 'Shoes'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Shoes" Quotes from Famous Books

... walked out bride, she wore a blue satin brocade gown, all wrought with blue flowers of a darker blue, cut low neck and short sleeves. She wore long blue silk mitts wrought with blue, blue satin shoes, and blue silk clocked stockings. And she wore a blue crape mantle that was brought from over seas, and a blue velvet hat, with a long blue ostrich feather curled over it—it was so long it reached her shoulder, and waved when she walked; and she carried a little blue crape fan with ivory ...

— Evelina's Garden • Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

... are, Mousie!" she said. "I thought it was you that was after my sugar! Apart from that, you're a nice little thing. But you needn't go shaking so terribly in your little grey shoes, for, I assure you, I have not the least intention of doing you any harm. Perhaps you have little children, who would starve if you didn't come home to them. So I'll let you go. But, on the other hand, it will never do for you to go stealing our sugar. So, ...

— The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories • Carl Ewald

... he said, as the carriage shortly afterwards turned up Preston Street, where the dying wind roughly caught them, "we aren't beginning with anything as big as all that, so you needn't shiver in your shoes. You know what my notion is"—he included Hilda in his address—"my notion is to get some experience first in a smaller house. We must pay for our experience, and my notion is to pay as little as possible. I can tell you there's quite a lot of things that have to be picked up before you've got ...

— Hilda Lessways • Arnold Bennett

... light. The men came frequently to the Roman camp clad in a short jacket and a mantle; the more wealthy ones {289} wore a woollen or linen undergarment. But in the cold weather sheepskins and the pelts of wild animals, as well as hose for the legs and shoes made of leather for the feet, were worn. The mantle was fastened with a buckle, or with a thorn and a belt. In the belt were carried shears and knives for daily use. The women were not as a general thing dressed ...

— History of Human Society • Frank W. Blackmar

... which stood within a small building. After we had remained here about an hour, a door was opened, and we were taken through a second court into a third, where the soldiers who accompanied us, laid aside their sabres, daggers, and the straw sandals which they wore instead of shoes, and at the same time, pulled off our boots. We were now taken into an immense hall, the floor of which was covered with magnificently worked carpets. The doors and windows were made of beautiful wood elaborately carved. On the curtains which ...

— Hair Breadth Escapes - Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers - in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. • T. S. Arthur

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