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PIECE OF LEATHER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A separate part consisting of leather
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("piece of leather" is a kind of...):
piece (a separate part of a whole)
leather (an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "piece of leather"):
counter; heel counter (a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot)
quarter (piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp)
saddle (a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe)
upper (piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot)
vamp (piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe)
