PIECE OF LEATHER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)