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Definition of heel piece in English: heel piecenoun ˈhiːl piːs 1The part of a boot or shoe which forms its heel; a piece added to the heel of a boot or shoe. 2A piece of armour covering the heel, to which a spur may be attached; the part of a spur which attaches to the heel. Chiefly historical. 3Nautical. A piece attached to the lower end of a timber in a made mast. 4The back part of a shoe enclosing the wearer's heel; the counter. 5Electronics A magnetically permeable bracket to which the core of an electromagnet is attached, and through which the magnetic flux is directed. Now rare.
Origin Late 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Head (?1637–?1686), writer. From heel + piece. Definition of heel piece in US English: heel piecenounˈhiːl piːs 1The part of a boot or shoe which forms its heel; a piece added to the heel of a boot or shoe. 2A piece of armour covering the heel, to which a spur may be attached; the part of a spur which attaches to the heel. Chiefly historical. 3Nautical. A piece attached to the lower end of a timber in a made mast. 4The back part of a shoe enclosing the wearer's heel; the counter. 5Electronics A magnetically permeable bracket to which the core of an electromagnet is attached, and through which the magnetic flux is directed. Now rare.
Origin Late 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Head (?1637–?1686), writer. From heel + piece. |