| 单词 | heel pad |
| 释义 | > as lemmasheel pad heel pad n. (a) a pad inserted in the heel of a boot or shoe; (b) (in animals) the rear pad (pad n.2 7b) of an animal's foot; (in humans) a cushion of fatty and fibrous tissue on which the heel bone rests. ΚΠ 1842 North Amer. & Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia) 15 Nov. The ladies of New York have adopted a heel pad which brings the ankle more in the middle of the foot. 1869 R. Owen in Trans. Zool. Soc. 6 495 The under surface of so much as remains of this ‘heel-pad’ measures 3 inches 8 lines by 3 inches 6 lines. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 12 July 3/3 The knees are squeezed in a vice..and heel-pads inserted in the boots. 1924 J. Grinnell & T. I. Storer Animal Life in Yosemite 74 The wolverine's track shows five unequal toes and a very large triangular heel pad. 1996 André de Brett Catal. Autumn 182/1 Soft moulded heel pads are easy to fit and change from shoe to shoe. 2009 M. Richter et al. in B. D. Browner et al. Skeletal Trauma 2 (ed. 5) lxvii. 2378/2 Injury to the heel pad results in a compromise of the blood supply to the region. < as lemmas |
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