Definition of Half sole

1. Noun. Shoe sole extending from the shank to the toe.

Group relationships: Footgear, Footwear
Generic synonyms: Sole

Lexicographical Neighbors of Half Sole

half page
half past
half register
half rest
half rests
half rhyme
half rhymes
half seas over
half shell
half shells
half sister
half sister-in-law
half sisters
half sisters-in-law
half snipe
half sole (current term)
half sovereign
half sovereigns
half space
half spaces
half stack
half staff
half step
half steps
half time
half times
half title
half track
half viaduct

Literary usage of Half sole

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Suomalais-englantilainen sanakirja by Severi Alanne (1919)
"... half-darkness; dusk, -piste semicolon, -pohja half- sole; sole; ... half- sole (1. sole 1. resole) a pair of shoes, -poh- jata half-sole; (re)sole. ..."

2. The Shoe Industry by Frederick James Allen (1922)
"Half-Sole. Half of a complete sole used under the front part of the out sole. Heel. The leather or other material . attached to the back part of the sole, ..."

3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"That part of the sole of a boot or shoe which extends forward from the shank of the sole to the toe. half-sole (haf'sol), «-. t. [< half-sole, я. ..."

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