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toecap en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From toe + cap.

Meanings

1. A piece of leather or other material on a shoe or boot that covers the toes.
   • He had been warming his feet by the fire when his toecaps - a wartime economy measure - burst into flames. 1987, Kerry Cue, Hang On To Your Horses Doovers, page 5:
2. (especially) A piece of leather or other material on a shoe or boot that covers the toes. ▸ a piece of hard steel or leather on a shoe or boot for protection of the toes.

Forms

Deriveds

toecapped

Translations (11)

fi kärjys (part of an item of footwear that protects the toes) · cy trwyn esgid (part of an item of footwear that protects the toes) · pl podnosek (part of an item of footwear that protects the toes) · ca bigotera (part of an item of footwear that protects the toes) · de Vorderkappe (part of an item of footwear that protects the toes) · ga barraicín (part of an item of footwear that protects the toes) · gl biqueira (part of an item of footwear that protects the toes) · mi pāengaenga (part of an item of footwear that protects the toes) · ru подно́сок (part of an item of footwear that protects the toes) · pt bico (part of an item of footwear that protects the toes) · cy capandrwyn (part of an item of footwear that protects the toes)