vamp
vamp is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 26 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.
- 2.Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t.
- 3.To provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; -- often followed by up. I had never much hopes of your vamped play. Swift.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is vamp.
- What is the part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper called?
- What is any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t called?
- What is to provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; -- often followed by up. I had never much hopes of your vamped play. Swift called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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