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noun
The underside of a shoe or other footwear, which makes contact with the floor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To fit (footwear) with an outsole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
the outer sole of a shoe or boot that is the bottom of the shoe and makes contact with the ground
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sole
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English sole English outsole From out- + sole.
Across languages
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