top piece

See also: toppiece

English

Top pieces

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːs

Noun

top piece (plural top pieces)

1. (shoemaking) The part of the heel on a shoe or boot that comes into contact with the ground.
   • 1834, John O'Sullivan, The Art and Mystery of the Gentle Craft‎^[1], page 50:

     Then pare the top piece to the size and form you intend it to be; but that you should always do before the heel is sewed, for now you are confined to the channel.

   • 2010, Paul Frowen, Maureen O'Donnell, Donald Lorimer, Gordon Burrow, Neale's Disorders of the Foot, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 457:

     On the outermost part of the heel, which is in direct contact with the ground when the shoe is worn, a top piece is applied.

Translations

part of the heel on a shoe

• Finnish: kantalappu