Glossary of Shoe Terms
Everything you always wanted to know about shoes but didn't know who to ask! 

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• Kidskin
• A soft porous leather crafted from the hides of young goats.
   
• Kipskin
• Mid-grade leather made from the hides of young cattle.
   
• Kiltie
• A fringed, decorative tongue over the vamp of a shoe.
   
• Laces
• Securing material strung through the eyelets of a shoe to provide closure and adjust the width.
   
• Last
• A metal, wood, or plastic form that is used to create the shape of a shoe.
   
• Lambskin
• Leather crafted from the skin of young sheep.
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  Lasting
• Shoe production process of pulling and shaping a shoe on a last.
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  Leather
• The skin of an animal with the hair removed and tanned for use in shoes, accessories, and clothing.
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  Lift
• One of the several layers of leather or leather-board used to make a heel.
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  Lining
• The leather, fabric, or synthetic material used for the inside of a shoe.
   
• Lizard
• Specked, grainy leather made from the skin of a lizard.
   
• Loafer
• A slip-on shoe with no laces or fasteners of any kind.
   
• Lug Sole
• A heavy-tread, rubber sole usually found on work boots and motorcycle boots.
   
• Mary Jane
• A closed shoe with a strap across the instep.
   
• Metatarsal Bones
• Five long bones in the foot that help move the body forward when running or walking, forming the top slope of the foot from instep to toes,
   
• Mid-sole
• The material layer between the outsole and innersole, used for cushioning or reinforcement.
   
• Minaudiere
• A small, heavily ornamented evening handbag.
   
• Moccasin
• A shoe in which the bottom is a single piece of leather, stitched around a last, and attached to the vamp by whip stitcihng.
   
• Monk Strap
• A closed shoe with a wide strap across the instep closed by buckles or velcro at the side.
   
• Mule
• An open-toe, closed-back style of footwear.  Example
   
• Napa Leather
• A soft, supple version of sheepskin, generally crafted from sheep under two years old.
   
• Nubuck
• Soft, lightweight leather that has been buffed to a suede-like finish, used on the upper of the shoe.
   
• Outsole
• The bottom of the shoe that is completely exposed to wear.
   
• Oxford
• A classic low shoe laced or tied over the instep.

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