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Definition of Heelpieces
1. heelpiece [n] - See also: heelpiece
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heelpieces
Literary usage of Heelpieces
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"Heaven's foot messenger, thanks to his low-crowned, narrow-brimmed hat, and plume
of feathers, heelpieces, and running stick with pigeon wings, ..."
2. The International Library of Famous Literature: Selections from the World's by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl, Donald Grant Mitchell (1899)
"Heaven's foot messenger, thanks to his low-crowned, narrow-brimmed hat, and plume
of feathers, heelpieces, and running stick with pigeon wings, ..."
3. The British Essayists by James Ferguson (1823)
"... reduced to a state of starving; while the orator, instead of mending soles
and heelpieces, or vending small wares, is disgorging nonsense on an audience ..."
4. Practical Shipbuilding: A Treatise on the Structural Design and Building of by A. Campbell Holms (1908)
"... and is secured by fitting short angles across the keel, termed " frame
heelpieces," about three feet long, and the same size as the frame angles (Fig. ..."
5. Pyramids and Progress: Sketches from Egypt by John Ward (1900)
"His legs were bare, and his stockingless feet thrust into red Arab slippers
without heelpieces, but he was quite able to keep them on his feet without laces ..."
6. Ingenuity and Luxury by Henry Smith Williams, Edward Huntington Williams (1911)
"The smaller pieces are died out in the form of lifts, or heelpieces, which are
joined together to the proper thickness and cemented, after which they ..."
7. A History of Science by Henry Smith Williams, Edward Huntington Williams (1910)
"The smaller pieces are died out in the form of lifts, or heelpieces, which are
joined together to the proper thickness and cemented, after which they are ..."
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