vamp
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9.1
- noun
- /væmp/
- Specialized
:
capellada
- See figure 7 for an example of a vamp.
Examples
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"I suspect he is the only man who ever turned that vamp down even once in a day.
Fiction book (1994) -
Diagram: Figure 7. Vamp.
Academic text (2001) -
Seth turns toward the bat/vamp in the door.
Fiction book (1996) -
These are appropriate if other elements (such as rhythm) are particularly complex and if the vamp is necessary to balance the complexity.
Academic text (2001) -
The line sweeping up the heel to the upper along the top line, across the throat, tracing the vamp...
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He fires four shots that blow the bat vamp's head all over the wall.
Fiction book (1996) -
A full-quill ostrich vamp with a smooth, hand-stitched bovine leg.
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He snaps off the end tip, making it jagged, and like a spear, sticks it into the big vamp's fallen body.
Fiction book (1996) -
Free bandage, wear off easily, cortex soft, lightweight, and comfortable with Bodi; that is the characteristic reason why LeFu shoes dominate for a hundred years. The leather sash across the vamp on both sides is the appearance of signs of Loafer Shoes.
Blog text (14) -
The carpenter carefully measured the leather for the vamp of the shoe to ensure a perfect fit.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vamp for a shoe is the front part of the upper, the leather 'front' that covers the toes and instep. So the word simply names that piece of the shoe you can polish or replace.