springheel

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A type of shoe popular in the 19th century that had a low internal heel; also, the low internal heel of these shoes.
    — The gentlemen always wore "pumps" as they were called, that is, very light turned slippers without innersole or heel, the soles of the best specimens, being well pounded to make them soft and pliable; while the ladies wore a light shoe called a "runround," or "springheel," usually held snug in place by long ribbons passing herring-bone-like around the ankles.

词形变化

springheels plural spring heel alternative

词源

From spring + heel.
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