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Vibram|ˈvaɪbrəm|
Also vibram.
The proprietary name of a kind of moulded rubber sole used on climbing boots; also applied to a boot having this sole; so Vibram-soled a. Also absol.
1950tr. Mountaineering Handbk. (Assoc. Brit. Members Swiss Alpine Club) ii. 22 Later experience shows that boots with moulded rubber soles—‘Vibrams’—are an advantage on rock climbs but are dangerous on greasy or iced rock. 1957Clark & Pyatt Mountaineering in Britain xvi. 237 Vibrams, boots whose soles consisted of rubber moulded into the shape of conventional nails, were just becoming available in Britain when war broke out. 1963‘G. Carr’ Lewker in Norway iv. 76 The climbing breeches, thick stockings, and Vibram-soled boots he would wear. 1976Trade Marks Jrnl. 24 Nov. 2470/1 Vibram... Soles, heels, heel-tips, cork-soles and intersoles for shoes. Vibram S.p.A..., Albizzate, Italy; manufacturers and merchants. 1979C. McNeish Youth Hostelling ii. 15 I'm sure you can visualise the effect a hundred pairs of vibram-soles a day can have on a lino floor. |