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    PIECE OF LEATHER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A separate part consisting of leatherplay

    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)

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