strip+of+leather
61thong — O.E. þwong thong, narrow strip of leather (used as a cord, band, strip, etc.), from P.Gmc. *thwangaz (Cf. O.N. þvengr), from PIE root *twengh to press in on, to restrain. As a kind of sandal, first attested 1965; as a kind of bikini briefs, 1990 …
62belt — noun 1》 a strip of leather or other material worn round the waist to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons. ↘a belt worn as a sign of rank or achievement, as in judo, karate, or similar sports. ↘(the belt) the punishment of being …
63tongue — noun 1》 the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and (in humans) articulating speech. ↘the tongue of an ox or lamb, as food. 2》 a person s style or manner of speaking. 3》 a particular language. 4》 a strip …
64rand — I. /rænd / (say rand) noun 1. Shoemaking a strip of leather, for levelling, set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached. 2. Scottish a border, margin, or strip. 3. South African a rocky ridge. {Middle English and Old English, related… …
65belt — ► NOUN 1) a strip of leather or other material worn round the waist to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons. 2) a continuous band in machinery that transfers motion from one wheel to another. 3) a strip or encircling area: the asteroid… …
66belted — belt ► NOUN 1) a strip of leather or other material worn round the waist to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons. 2) a continuous band in machinery that transfers motion from one wheel to another. 3) a strip or encircling area: the… …
67tongue — ► NOUN 1) the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and (in humans) articulating speech. 2) the tongue of an ox or lamb as food. 3) a person s style or manner of speaking: a debater with a caustic tongue. 4) a …
68syllabus — [sil′ə bəs] n. pl. syllabuses or syllabi [sil′əbī΄] [ModL < LL(Ec), a list, register (prob. false form for syllaba,SYLLABLE), mistaken reading of L sillybus, altered < sittybus, strip of parchment used as a label < Gr sittybos, strip of… …
69thong — [thôŋ] n. [ME < OE thwang, twisted string, thong: see TWINGE] 1. a narrow strip of leather, etc. used as a lace, strap, etc. 2. a whiplash, as of plaited strips of hide 3. a kind of sandal consisting usually of a flat rubber sole held on the… …
70welt — [welt] n. [ME welte, prob. akin to OE wealtan, to roll: for IE base see WALK] 1. a strip of leather stitched into the seam between the sole and upper of a shoe to strengthen the joining 2. a strip of material, often folded over a cord, placed at… …
