| 单词 | elevator shoe |
| 释义 | > as lemmaselevator shoe 5. Elevators, a proprietary name for a make of shoe with a raised insole intended to make the wearer appear taller. Also (now generically) elevator shoe. U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > shoe > [noun] > types of > with specific types of sole > thick, raised sole > raised insole elevator shoe1940 1940 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 5 Mar. 28/1 Stone-Tarlow Co., Inc., Brockton, Mass... Elevators. For leather shoes. Claims use since Dec. 13, 1939. 1953 P. G. Wodehouse Performing Flea 165 Some are wearing elevator shoes. 1969 Wall St. Jrnl. 30 Sept. 1/1 He used to wear elevator shoes to increase his height. 1975 ‘W. Allen’ Without Feathers (1976) 10 His..elevator shoes, curiously enough, made him two inches shorter. 1984 New Yorker 9 Apr. 76/1 There are a lot of midgets in politics who run around in elevator shoes. < as lemmas |
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