piece of leather


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Noun1.piece of leather - a separate part consisting of leather
heel counter, counter - a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot; "a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot"
piece - a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"
quarter - piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
saddle - a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
upper - piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot; "Uppers come in many styles"
vamp - piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
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The duelists sat down; a student official stepped forward, examined the wounded head and touched the place with a sponge once or twice; the surgeon came and turned back the hair from the wound-- and revealed a crimson gash two or three inches long, and proceeded to bind an oval piece of leather and a bunch of lint over it; the tally-keeper stepped up and tallied one for the opposition in his book.
The dancer stopped, pulled off the loose piece of leather, and threw it on the fire.
About his neck hung a stout, bulging bag, which was buckled by a good piece of leather thong.
An oblong piece of leather forms the sole: holes are cut at the four corners, and through these holes leathern straps are passed, which are bound round the foot and cross-gartered up the calf.
In the first step, sole of the chappal is made flattened with rubber piece whereas in the second stage, a piece of leather is sewn and then fitting of piece with the sole is done in the third and fourth stage respectively.
This time, place a piece of leather underneath the sandpaper and sand in a circular pattern for a few minutes with each grade of sandpaper to achieve a smooth surface.
Lower section of belt is reinforced with additional piece of leather with holes for adjustment of holster and wearing of military components such as canteen, first aid kit, etc.
Cut out a 1 1/2-by-2-inch piece of leather to act as a backing to reinforce the place where you rivet the neck strap.
A bright blue piece of leather bag may not look natural, but this doesn't mean it isn't made of real leather.
The larger of the two gloves is cut from a single put your the gloves piece of leather and was folded into a pouch configuration, the extending leather at each side being slotted into one another, forming a complete oval shape, creating an inner hole into which a hand could easily be inserted.
The larger of the two gloves is cut from a single piece of leather and was folded into a pouch configuration, the extending leather at each side being slotted into one another, forming a complete oval shape and creating an inner hole into which a hand could be inserted.
Pacer Stuart Broad also picked a piece of leather off the ball with the permission of the umpires.