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half sole

half sole

6.8
A replacement piece for the front bottom of a shoe
  • noun
  • /hæf soʊl/
  • Specialized
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  • To fix the damage, she brought her pair of shoes to the repair shop for new half soles.

So in Oh my God, in this bag right here, we have some half soles and ballet shoes.

Examples

  • The cobbler suggested replacing the worn-out soles with new half soles to extend the life of my shoes.

  • After wearing the shoes for a year, I decided to add half soles for extra comfort and durability.

  • So in Oh my God, in this bag right here, we have some half soles and ballet shoes.

    Nicole Laeno

How Protective

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49 1.0
half sole
  • Specialized
6.8

Surface Forms

half sole singular
half soles plural

Morphology

half + sole

The meaning 'a replacement sole covering only the front part of a shoe' is directly and compositionally derived from 'half' (a portion) + 'sole' (underside of a shoe). This noun–noun combination follows regular English compounding patterns and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents and basic shoe terminology.

Etymology

The noun half sole comes from shoe repair. It is literally a half of the sole that covers only the front of the shoe, and a cobbler glues this piece onto the worn front, so it means a 'replacement sole' for the front part of the shoe.