单词 | shoetree |
释义 | shoetree in British English (ˈʃuːˌtriː) noun a wooden or metal form inserted into a shoe or boot to stretch it or preserve its shape shoetree in American English (ˈʃuːˌtri) noun one of a pair of foot-shaped devices, usually of metal or wood, for placing in a shoe to maintain its shape when it is not being worn Word origin [1820–30; shoe + tree]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acetate, boomerang, exogenous, insider, tetrapod |
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