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TOECAP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A protective leather or steel cover for the toe of a boot or shoe, reinforcing or decorating it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("toecap" is a kind of...):
protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "toecap"):
wing tip (a decorative toecap having a point extending toward the throat of the shoe)
Holonyms ("toecap" is a part of...):
boot (footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg)
shoe (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)
