Shoe

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shoe \Shoe\ (sh[=oo]), n.; pl. {Shoes} (sh[=oo]z), formerly
     {Shoon} (sh[=oo]n), now provincial. [OE. sho, scho, AS.
     sc[=o]h, sce['o]h; akin to OFries. sk[=o], OS. sk[=o]h, D.
     schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. sk[=o]r, Dan. &
     Sw. sko, Goth. sk[=o]hs; of unknown origin.]
     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.
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              Your hose should be ungartered, . . . yourshoe
              untied.                               --Shak.
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              Spare none but such as go in clouted shoon. --Shak.
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     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}.
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     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.
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     3. The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, esp. for an
        automobile.
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     {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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shoe \Shoe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shod}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Shoeing}.] [AS. sc?ian, sce?ian. See {Shoe}, n.]
     1. To furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes
        on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor.
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     2. To protect or ornament with something which serves the
        purpose of a shoe; to tip.
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              The sharp and small end of the billiard stick, which
              is shod with brass or silver.         --Evelyn.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Slipper \Slip"per\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, slips.
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     2. A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease,
        and worn in undress; a slipshoe.
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     3. A kind of apron or pinafore for children.
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     4. A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.
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     5. (Mach.) A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding
        piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment;
        -- also called {shoe}, and {gib}.
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     {Slipper animalcule} (Zool.), a ciliated infusorian of the
        genus {Paramecium}.
  
     {Slipper flower}.(Bot.) Slipperwort.
  
     {Slipper limpet}, or {Slipper shell} (Zool.), a boat shell.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shoe
       n 1: footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a
            flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel
            of heavier material
       2: (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one
          at a time
       3: U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof [syn: {horseshoe}]
       4: a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved
          hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's
          rotation [syn: {brake shoe}, {skid}]
       v : furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed"
       [also: {shod}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  26 Moby Thesaurus words for "shoe":
     bonnet, boot, boots, breech, cap, chaussure, cloak, clodhoppers,
     coat, coif, footgear, footwear, frock, gown, gunboats, hat, hood,
     jacket, mantle, pattens, sabots, shirt, shoes, sock, stocking,
     wooden shoes
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Shoe
     Of various forms, from the mere sandal (q.v.) to the complete
     covering of the foot. The word so rendered (A.V.) in Deut.
     33:25, _min'al_, "a bar," is derived from a root meaning "to
     bolt" or "shut fast," and hence a fastness or fortress. The
     verse has accordingly been rendered "iron and brass shall be thy
     fortress," or, as in the Revised Version, "thy bars [marg.,
     "shoes"] shall be iron and brass."