- patch vamp
- составная союзка (обычно из нескольких разноцветных частей)
English-Russian dictionary of leather and footwear industry. проф., д-р техн. наук Г. Арбузов, к.т.н. А. Михайлова, И. Качко, к-т. фил.н. Я. Смирницкая.
English-Russian dictionary of leather and footwear industry. проф., д-р техн. наук Г. Арбузов, к.т.н. А. Михайлова, И. Качко, к-т. фил.н. Я. Смирницкая.
vamp — I. noun Etymology: Middle English vampe part of a hose leg or shoe covering the forefoot, vamp, from Anglo French, alteration of avanpié, from avant fore + pié foot, from Latin ped , pes more at vanguard, foot Date: 14th century 1. the part of a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
vamp — vamp1 [vamp] n. [ME vampe < OFr avampié < avant, before + pié, pied, foot < L pes (gen. pedis), FOOT] 1. the part of a boot or shoe covering the instep and, in some styles, the toes: see OXFORD 2. [< the v.] a) something patched up or … English World dictionary
Vamp — Vamp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vamped} (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Vamping}.] To provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; often followed by up. [1913 Webster] I had never much … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vamp — I [[t]væmp[/t]] n. 1) the portion of a shoe upper that covers the instep and toes 2) something pieced together 3) mad an introductory musical passage commonly consisting of a repeated succession of chords played before the start of a solo 4) to… … From formal English to slang
vamp — vamp1 vamper, n. vampish, adj. /vamp/, n. 1. the portion of a shoe or boot upper that covers the instep and toes. 2. something patched up or pieced together. 3. Jazz. an accompaniment, usually improvised, consisting of a succession of simple… … Universalium
vamp — I. /væmp / (say vamp) noun 1. the front part of the upper of a shoe or boot. 2. anything patched up or pieced together. 3. Music an accompaniment, usually improvised, consisting of a succession of simple chords. –verb (t) 4. to furnish with a… …
vamp — English has two distinct words vamp. The now dated slang term for a ‘seductive woman’ [20] is short for vampire. The other vamp, ‘extemporize on the piano’, was originally a noun meaning the ‘part of a stocking that covers the foot and ankle’… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
vamp — {{11}}vamp (n.) seductive woman, 1911, short for VAMPIRE (Cf. vampire). First attested use is earlier than the release of the Fox film A Fool There Was (January 1915), with sultry Theda Bara in the role of The Vampire. But the movie was based on… … Etymology dictionary
vamp — English has two distinct words vamp. The now dated slang term for a ‘seductive woman’ [20] is short for vampire. The other vamp, ‘extemporize on the piano’, was originally a noun meaning the ‘part of a stocking that covers the foot and ankle’… … Word origins
vamp up — verb 1. make up vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting • Syn: ↑vamp • Hypernyms: ↑fabricate, ↑manufacture, ↑cook up, ↑make up, ↑invent … Useful english dictionary
vamp — I. n. Upper leather (of a shoe). II. v. a. Repair, mend, piece, patch, tinker, refit, retouch, vamp up, patch up … New dictionary of synonyms