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Glossary

(see also, Thomton 1983)

Ankle-shoe

Boot

Buskin

Clump sole Continuous lacing Cordwain

Decoration

Drawstring

Flesh side Forepart Grain side Heel-stiffener

Insert

Instep

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Item of footwear which extends to just above the ankle.

Item of footwear which extends considerably above the ankle.

Low stocking of linen or silk. The term is sometimes used also for a type of high boot.

see REPAIR SOLE

Lacing with a single long lace, as opposed to several latchets.

Term properly used for leather from Cordoba in Southern Spain. Originally madę from sheep- or goatskin, later from cattle hide.

engraved: executed with a blunt-edged tool. incised: executed with a sharp-edged tool.

scraped: a thin layer of the grain surface of the leather is scraped away over an area to create a contrasting surface effect.

Fastening achieved by passing a leather thong either through a number of short paired slits in the shoe upper (Fig. 24) or through a series of vertical thongs (Fig. 15).

Original inner face of the leather.

Front section of shoe or sole.

Outer surface of the leather, originally bearing the wool, fur or hair.

Piece of leather, usually triangular in form, stitched to the ąuarters on the inside for strengthening.

Piece of leather joined to the vamp or ąuarters to make up missing height or width (Fig. 164).

Upper surface of the foot between the rear of the toes and the ankle joint.

164 The main parts of a shoe.