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Shoelaces, also called shoestrings (US English) or bootlaces (UK English), are a system commonly used to secure shoes, boots, and other footwear. They typically consist of a pair of strings or cords, one for each shoe, finished off at both ends with stiff sections, known as aglets .
Winklepickers or winkle pickers are a style of shoe or boot worn from the 1950s onward, especially popular with British rock and roll fans such as Teddy Boys. The feature that gives both the boot and shoe their name is the very sharp and long pointed toe, reminiscent of medieval poulaines and approximately the same as the long pointed toes on ...
Falling back on a word he had originally picked up from his Glasgow-native college roommate, he called it a "doobrie"—a British placeholder name, akin to "watchamacallit" or "thingy." (British media personality Kenny Everett had often used the word "doobrie" in this manner during the 1980s.) Although Clegg suspected his audience had mistaken ...
Crossword-like puzzles, for example Double Diamond Puzzles, appeared in the magazine St. Nicholas, published since 1873. [32] Another crossword puzzle appeared on September 14, 1890, in the Italian magazine Il Secolo Illustrato della Domenica. It was designed by Giuseppe Airoldi and titled "Per passare il tempo" ("To pass the time"). Airoldi's ...
The meaning of "Oxford" and "balmoral" may vary geographically. In the United States and Scotland, "Balmoral" is often synonymous with "Oxford". [4] In the United States, "Oxford" is sometimes used for any more formal lace-up shoe, including the Blucher and Derby.
Whereas "Crossword Puzzle" refers more specifically to the puzzle game which is the subject of this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.228.99.117 02:51, 22 April 2014 (UTC) Wikipedia:Moving a page discusses how you can proceed if you'd like. I think this will likely require discussion by editors interested in the matter.
Plimsolls with elastic instead of laces A plimsoll , also spelled plimsole , [ 1 ] or pump [ 2 ] (also known as a gym shoe [ 2 ] [ 1 ] or a sandshoe [ 1 ] ), is a light sports shoe with a canvas upper and flat rubber sole .
Three different types of aglets: double-punched copper, plastic sheath, and inward fold brass. An aglet (/ ˈ æ ɡ l ə t / AG-lət) [1] or aiglet is a small sheath, often made of plastic or metal, attached at each end of a shoelace, a cord, or a drawstring. [2]