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Definition of Toecaps
1. toecap [n] - See also: toecap
Lexicographical Neighbors of Toecaps
Literary usage of Toecaps
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Foundations of a National Drama: A Collection of Lectures, Essays and by Henry Arthur Jones (1913)
"... and flickering around the sparklets of that diamond necklace, and peeping in
and out with the pretty toecaps of your elegant American kid boots. ..."
2. Memoirs of a Midget by Walter De la Mare (1922)
""If need be," my landlady replied complacently, folding her thread-gloved hands
on her lap and contemplating the shiny toecaps of her boots. ..."
3. Memoirs of a Midget by Walter De la Mare (1922)
""If need be," my landlady replied complacently, folding her thread-gloved hands
on her lap and contemplating the shiny toecaps of her boots. ..."
4. Mountain Craft by Geoffrey Winthrop Young (1920)
"I dispense with toecaps, or have a very short one just covering the ends of the
toes, as I have never found a bootmaker who could put on a toecap of the ..."
5. Bas-reliefs from the Temple of Rameses I at Abydos by Herbert Eustis Winlock (1921)
"... (at all edges touching the ground except on the toecaps). The following
paragraphs give a detailed description of each element of the armor. HELMET. ..."
6. Memoirs of a Midget by Walter De la Mare (1922)
""If need be," my landlady replied complacently, folding her thread-gloved hands
on her lap and contemplating the shiny toecaps of her boots. ..."
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