vamp

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 shoe upper or boot upper covering especially the forepart of the foot and sometimes also extending forward over the toe or backward to the back seam of the upper 2. [vamp (I)] a short introductory musical passage often repeated several times (as in vaudeville) before a solo or between verses II. verb Date: 1599 transitive verb 1. a. to provide (a shoe) with a new vamp b. to piece (something old) with a new part ; patch <
vamp up old sermons
> 2. invent, fabricate <
vamp up an excuse
> intransitive verb 1. to play a musical vamp 2. improvise, extemporize • vamper noun III. noun Etymology: short for vampire Date: circa 1911 a woman who uses her charm or wiles to seduce and exploit men • vampish adjective IV. verb Date: circa 1915 transitive verb to practice seductive wiles on intransitive verb to act like a vamp <
vamping for the camera
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Vamp — Sm kühle, verführerische Frau erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. vamp, dieses eine Kurzform von ne. vampire Vampir . Die Bezeichnung entsteht im amerikanischen Stummfilm zu Beginn des 20. Jhs.; Ausgangspunkt ist… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • 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, n. [OE. vampe, vaumpe, vauntpe, F. avantpied the forefoot, vamp; anat before, fore + pied foot, L. pes. See {Advance}, {Van} of an army, and {Foot}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vamp — Ⅰ. vamp [1] ► NOUN 1) the upper front part of a boot or shoe. 2) (in jazz and popular music) a short, simple introductory passage, usually repeated several times until otherwise instructed. ► VERB 1) (vamp up) informal repair or improve. 2) …   English terms dictionary

  • vamp|y — «VAM pee», adjective, vamp|i|er, vamp|i|est. = vampish. (Cf. ↑vampish) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Vamp — Vamp, v. i. To advance; to travel. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

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