heelpiece

heel·piece

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heel-pees]
- /ˈhilˌpis/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heel-pees]
- /ˈhilˌpis/

Definitions of heelpiece word

noun heelpiece Shoemaking. a piece of leather, wood, or other material serving as the heel of a shoe, boot, or the like. such a piece used in repairing a heel. 1
noun heelpiece an endpiece of anything; a terminal part. 1
noun heelpiece A piece of armour to protect the heels. 1
noun heelpiece the piece of a shoe, stocking, etc, designed to fit the heel 0
noun heelpiece a piece forming, affixed to, or like the heel of a shoe, etc. 0

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Origin of heelpiece

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10; heel1 + piece

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Parts of speech for Heelpiece

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Heelpiece

heelpiece popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heelpiece usage trend in Literature

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