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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
shoe
I.noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a car/textile/shoe etc factory
▪ There is a large car factory where many of the local people work.
be shaking in your shoes/boots (=be very nervous)
▪ The President must be shaking in his shoes about Tuesday’s vote.
brake shoe
car/film/shoe etc maker
▪ a quality furniture maker
▪ a leading Japanese computer maker
comfortable clothes/shoes/boots etc
▪ You’ll need comfortable shoes for walking around the city.
court shoe
deck shoe
furniture/shoe/floor etc polish
gym shoe
ladies’ fashion/clothing/shoes etc
▪ ladies’ underwear
saddle shoe
sensible shoes
▪ an old woman in sensible shoes and a neat skirt
shoe/clothing/grocery etc storeAmerican English (= one that sells one type of goods)
▪ She worked in a grocery store before going to college.
shoes and socks
▪ We took off our shoes and socks and waded in the stream.
soles of...shoes
▪ the soles of her shoes
tennis shoe
toy/pet/shoe/gift etc shop
▪ Her brother runs a record shop in Chester.
walking boots/shoes
winter coat/shoes (=designed for winter)
▪ I need a new winter coat.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
comfortable
▪ In her flat and comfortable lace-up shoes, she made good progress on her daily outing.
▪ Take strong and comfortable shoes - you will find cobbled streets everywhere. all summer long!
▪ Families are advised to bring comfortable walking shoes, water bottles, sunscreen and snacks to the site.
▪ They felt comfortable in sand shoes and bungalows.
▪ They gave her dresses and stockings, comfortable shoes.
▪ She was dressed in a tan skirt, comfortable shoes and a sweater.
new
▪ And then they say - I want a new pair of shoes, Buck sweetie.
▪ She could not have bought a new pair of shoes since Brook Farm.
▪ If things weren't going badly enough, her feet hurt inside new shoes, and then he showed up.
▪ Magically, new shoes ap-peared in his shop overnight.
▪ She emptied her bag and popped the new shoes inside, covered by her cagoule.
▪ She placed her new shoes by her bed.
▪ But, unlike buying a car or new shoes, we don't try it out first.
▪ Even if you only need new shoe heels and fresh flowers, this would be the place.
old
▪ Diamond thieves used old shoes in the woods in North Lane to pass on the goods.
▪ The faded blue jeans she wore that morning, her old tennis shoes, her white cotton sweater.
▪ Would the Young King step into the Old King's shoes?
▪ In this old Kenneth Cole shoe box buried deep in your closet under some other shoe boxes.
▪ You can often answer these questions by closely examining an old pair of shoes to see the area of most wear.
▪ Piles of damp clothes lie on the floor next to old pairs of shoes, empty vodka bottles and scraps of paper.
▪ It was no use for the hound, so he put it back, and another, older, shoe was stolen.
▪ Please find enclosed one weather-beaten old shoe.
running
▪ If only a running shoe could utilise carbon technology in this way.
▪ A gaggle of black leather running shoes was by the door.
▪ In most running shoes, as many of you already know, wear patterns are uneven.
▪ His personal and professional mission could be said to be to build a successful business in running shoes.
▪ There he swung, thin legs jerking, the white, thick-soled running shoes looking incongruously heavy for the bony legs.
▪ Ask to see the Mizuno range of running shoes and our 1991 catalogue at your specialist sports shop.
▪ The boy stepped out of the puddle and began to take off his running shoes, still grumbling to himself.
▪ Instead I rummaged in my suitcase, pulled out a jogging suit, an old pair of running shoes.
sensible
▪ You won't need sensible work shoes anyway so leave them at home - they deserve a holiday from your feet.
▪ Are they all gym teachers with short fingernails, sensible shoes and leathery skin?
▪ Loses its powers of adhesion. Sensible shoes.
▪ They wore rough overcoats over their hand-woven cotton saris, and sensible shoes suitable for their work.
▪ We regret we are unable to cater for people with physical disabilities. Sensible walking shoes recommended.
▪ She looked at them with distaste in their sensible shoes and thick bandage.
sole
▪ She could feel the separate movements of hundreds of small pointed stones through the sole of her shoe.
▪ You will be as worthless as a piece of dirt on the sole of my shoe.
▪ Welling have stuck to Reading like chewing gum to the sole of a shoe.
▪ Discarded sodden matches and joint stubs jostle around in the pan and urine seeps into the sole of my shoe.
■ NOUN
box
▪ It would have meant living in a shoe box in Clapham Junction or something similar.
▪ In this old Kenneth Cole shoe box buried deep in your closet under some other shoe boxes.
▪ One in particular was a small wooden box, something like a shoe box and was filled with explosives.
▪ In this old Kenneth Cole shoe box buried deep in your closet under some other shoe boxes.
▪ Make a post box out of a cardboard box, a shoe box with a lid, or a baby wipe container.
▪ Information came in almost any form, from computerized files to pictures stored in shoe boxes.
▪ He dropped the lot into a shoe box and pushed them under the bed.
▪ Buzz lay on a high, black-barred hospital bed, in a pale green room as small as a shoe box.
court
▪ Russell &038; Bromley suede court shoes, £79.99.
▪ Sprat sandals, tuna trainers, cod court shoes pilchard pumps or perhaps even bream brogues.
▪ Head's Fair Lady court shoe is an alternative prize for female winners.
deck
▪ She began to drift and was just dozing off when she heard the squeak of Nathan's deck shoes on the ladder.
▪ Some are in deck shoes, some are in sandals, me in my flip-flops.
▪ Classic leather deck shoes are blue or white, but you can buy canvas versions in just about any colour you like.
▪ I had begun wearing deck shoes because the soles of my feet had turned dead white as a result of going barefoot.
▪ A major advantage of deck shoes is their price - you can easily pick up a pair for a fiver.
gym
▪ The stolen gym shoe, hurled by Snecky, caught him on the side of the face.
▪ He had bright white pants, black gym shoes.
▪ We put on our gym shoes and trooped out to the gym in silence.
▪ He wears gym shoes, or regular loafers, or of course those wooden clogs of his.
▪ He pulled on an old army tracksuit and finally tied up his gym shoes.
▪ Some one swiped one of little Alec Davidson's gym shoes and tossed it ahead to the front of the uneven column.
▪ He was back: but, the gym shoe signalled, on his own terms.
leather
▪ When found, she was wearing a pink floral dress, lilac tights, a white cardigan and black patent leather shoes.
▪ What distinguished the married students from the unmarried ones was their clothing: only married students wore silk attire and leather shoes.
▪ Charlie's eyes settled on the officer's Sam Browne belt and brown leather shoes.
▪ I watch him dart into stores in his gleaming leather shoes.
▪ Brown canvas laced leggings and black leather shoes completed the outfit.
▪ She wore brown leather shoes with pointed toes and high heels.
▪ The other concealed itself in a discarded leather shoe.
▪ No couch grass striping her soft leather shoes with cuckoo-spit here she thinks.
platform
▪ Flares feature highly in the line up, as do dizzy platform shoes that defy gravity.
▪ Remember flares, platform shoes and glam rock?
▪ We all wear mutated versions of the school uniform and platform shoes.
▪ Carmen Miranda got away with cocaine in her platform shoes.
polish
▪ Missing were expensive black leather boots, the white shoe polish, a jumbo jar of Nivea.
▪ His face was a light brown, shoe polish mixed with wax.
▪ They also won't pay if you get any shoe polish on their socks.
▪ She smelled of leather and shoe polish.
▪ To age the look of the gourds, she buffs them with shoe polish.
shop
▪ Next door was a shoe shop.
▪ The shoe shop next door is bought out by a firm of metal welders.
▪ My husband works in a shoe shop.
▪ I am sad to see that one of my favourite landmarks, R. Soles the shoe shop, has closed down.
▪ Their father had a large shoe shop in the town.
▪ I was out with my children when we passed a shoe shop with some wellington boots outside.
▪ Dekko Moore was a cousin of Paccy Moore's in the shoe shop.
▪ He never thought I was fit to run a shoe shop.
store
▪ One unfortunate woman who ran a discount shoe store was oblivious to the fact she was sitting on an old school goldmine.
▪ As part of the plan, Sears said it is withdrawing from Saxone and Curtess shoe stores.
▪ Worst-hit are clothing and shoe stores where sales crashed even with up to 70 percent price cuts.
▪ The only trouble was, there was no ladies' shoe store in Mitford.
▪ Sally was constantly going back and forth to the shoe store trying to find shoes that Hannah would wear.
suede
▪ The youth stumbled and trod heavily on Harry's black suede shoes.
▪ Examine filthy battered weekend trousers and deformed suede shoes.
▪ These unisex suede shoes were introduced in 1986 as a technical shoe for skateboarders.
▪ All black suede shoes and double-breasted pinstripe, he seemed central casting's idea of the ideal Establishment man.
▪ Black polo-neck, black suede shoes, black flop of hair.
▪ Get those blue suede shoes moving and get down there fast, we told reporter Aileen Taylor.
▪ Silver grey costume, grey suede shoes and over it all a grey fur coat.
tennis
▪ Finally, he fishes out a pair of canvas tennis shoes.
▪ C., sporting goods store where Bishop bought a pair of tennis shoes on his credit card.
▪ The Ventrola tennis shoe is designed for comfort and performance.
▪ The impassioned pedestrian has since bought a windbreaker, tennis shoes and an umbrella for his 25-minute trek.
▪ Her foot in its canvas tennis shoe stung like mad but to her surprise the bolt had moved a little.
▪ The band of daring old ladies in tennis shoes.
▪ Wavy-haired, trim, he is all Madison Avenue, even in jeans and tennis shoes.
▪ The faded blue jeans she wore that morning, her old tennis shoes, her white cotton sweater.
training
▪ Anyway, everyone knows that training shoes have gone a bit crazy in the past few years.
▪ He was wearing a white zip-up jacket, blue denim jeans and training shoes.
▪ Velcro also in evidence all over training shoes, holdalls and generally where it is least needed.
▪ Saw the vomit, yellow and translucent on my training shoe lying beside the bunk.
▪ He wore a green and blue fleece coat, blue jeans and brown training shoes.
▪ It's not a million miles removed from the inside of some one's training shoe.
▪ These training shoes could provide a clue to the identity of the joyriders.
▪ He had on ripped jeans, a sweatshirt and an old pair of training shoes.
■ VERB
fill
▪ Mr. Forth I am constantly conscious of my illustrious predecessors and daily find it difficult to fill their shoes.
▪ But I think that she would hope that some of her students would help to fill her shoes.
▪ Nor had they, because the old devils had filled their shoes with earth from Balnagowan in Easter Ross.
▪ Then, as men often do, I found a woman who could fill her shoes, and married her.
▪ Managers who never leave do not have to wait for another manager to retire or die so that they can fill their shoes.
▪ But the sea rushed in, smoothing away the names, filling her shoes with frothy, sandy water.
fit
▪ Some are fitted to the accessory shoe on the top of camcorders and operate off their own battery supplies.
▪ Even the process of fitting shoes has changed.
▪ Do not wear loose or poorly fitting shoes.
▪ Choose properly fitting shoes that conform to the natural shape of your foot.
kick
▪ I kicked off my shoes and changed clothes.
▪ Jack is down and so is Fogarty, so put on your kicking shoes, folks.
▪ While Oliver was out of the room she abandoned her chair for the couch, kicked off her shoes and curled up.
▪ On the train they stay in their seats, kick their heavy shoes off, and sleep.
▪ To leave the ever-present tension of Great Meadow was like shedding stiff, formal clothes or kicking off pinching shoes.
▪ I took a couple of Tylenol with codeine, kicked my shoes off, and crawled into the folds of my quilt.
▪ Jack had kicked off his shoe beneath the table and as they ate his bare foot had lain between Polly's legs.
▪ White kicked off her shoes and the audience howled, for under her fishnet stockings were toes stuck with corn plasters.
put
▪ Richard took off his slippers and put on his black shoes again, and they went out.
▪ This is an amazing substance. Put in on a shoe and it will wipe off in a stiff breeze.
▪ The reason is that the child usually sits on the floor to put her shoes on and her knees point outwards.
▪ Jack is down and so is Fogarty, so put on your kicking shoes, folks.
▪ Our feet often became too sore and blistered to be put into shoes, so we walked home in our stockinged feet.
▪ As they undressed and put their worn-out shoes beneath their beds, they again scorned the efforts of the soldier.
▪ Lyddy knelt and put on the shoes she had kicked aside and then brought a hairbrush.
▪ Some had sense enough to wrap their heads in their shirts, cover their faces with rags, put on their shoes.
remove
▪ Indeed, many people prefer to remove their shoes when being hypnotized, as they find this more comfortable.
▪ He sat on the edge of the bed and removed his shoes, setting them down without a sound.
▪ Two other watchers take hold of him, lift him up to remove his shoes and thrust him into the dance.
▪ We took the elevator to the sixth floor and removed our shoes at the door.
▪ He stood watching her, then stooped and removed his shoes.
▪ We remove our shoes and place them in the shoe rack in the entryway to the temple.
▪ She helped Tamar on to the bed and, as she removed her shoes, there was a tap on the door.
▪ The genkan is where you remove your outdoor shoes and replace them with slippers.
shine
▪ After his father died he did a lot of odd jobs, including shining shoes, boxing professionally and preaching.
▪ Her shining, her new shoes.
▪ Filipe now lives on the streets of Luanda, shining shoes.
▪ You see gentle black men shining shoes.
▪ They are the favorite targets of the boys who steal a few hours from shining shoes, peddling candy and gathering firewood.
▪ I feel embarrassed, now that I let adult men kneel before me and shine my shoes.
▪ I'd taken Monty's advice and shined my shoes.
▪ She starched his shirts, shined his shoes, and kept lint off his suits.
step
▪ She stepped into her shoes, grabbed her clothes, and ran that way.
▪ There are the chronically shod who would only dream of stepping out of their shoes in the shower or in bed.
▪ Their wives, hand in hand, stepping carefully in expensive shoes over the summer's jetsam, brought up the rear.
▪ Caroline stepped from her shoes, then from her dress as she made her way across the room.
▪ Perhaps it is the beauty of the surroundings, the tradition of stepping in the shoes of countless generations of faithful people.
take
▪ Kalchu took off his shoes and went into the shrine.
▪ She takes off her shoes, gets into bed and picks up her book, but she does not look at it.
▪ That was when I took off my shoes.
▪ He took off his shoe to investigate, then heard a noise overhead and saw a flock of starlings flying past.
▪ He might even take off his shoes during a game and forget where he put them.
▪ She took off her shoes, and lay down fully clothed, covering herself with a heavy quilt.
▪ She takes off her shoes and gets into bed.
wear
▪ I can't wear soft shoes and a skirt.
▪ But the girl wanted to wear the shoes for her confirmation.
▪ She was wearing his favourite peep-toed shoes with ankle-straps and deep two-colour wedges.
▪ Some of us are wearing stylish golf shoes and some are wearing the high-priced sneakers of Tiger Woods' favorite shoe company.
▪ Besides, not everyone wore shoes with laces.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
best dress/shoes/clothes etc
▪ Everyone was in black because their best clothes were for funerals, and everyone danced.
▪ I washed them, then dressed them in their best clothes, but never new ones.
▪ She had her best shoes on, and a new hat.
▪ She had the best dress sense of any girl in Benedict's and a passion for altering the colour of her hair.
▪ The best car, the wittiest put-down, and the best dress.
▪ The first best clothes were only for Sunday and when visitors came.
▪ The princess arrayed herself in her best clothes and jewels.
▪ They would never let you in alone, even though you are wearing your best clothes.
cast a shoe
▪ Or had his horse gone lame, cast a shoe?
fill sb's shoes
▪ New mayor Susan Hammer had to prove she could fill McEnery's shoes.
it bag/dress/shoes etc
open-toed sandals/shoes
▪ She took off her open-toed shoes.
▪ There are also these artificial plastic toes that you fit over your artificial foot, so you can wear open-toed sandals.
▪ Those who did were mostly long-haired, bearded and dressed in open-toed sandals.
orthopedic bed/chair/shoe etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Billy needs a new pair of shoes for school.
▪ I can't walk in high-heeled shoes.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And then they say - I want a new pair of shoes, Buck sweetie.
▪ I kicked off my shoes and changed clothes.
▪ Repairing the midsole, often the nerve centre of the modern shoe, can be more difficult.
▪ The choreography is fairly basic but lively, with bits of tap, soft shoe, swing and rock.
▪ To leave the ever-present tension of Great Meadow was like shedding stiff, formal clothes or kicking off pinching shoes.
▪ Whether for dress or athletics, the fit of the shoe can also make or break a pair of feet.
▪ Williams made his return wearing his infamous red shoes that had specially fitted insoles for his arch.
II.verb
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
best dress/shoes/clothes etc
▪ Everyone was in black because their best clothes were for funerals, and everyone danced.
▪ I washed them, then dressed them in their best clothes, but never new ones.
▪ She had her best shoes on, and a new hat.
▪ She had the best dress sense of any girl in Benedict's and a passion for altering the colour of her hair.
▪ The best car, the wittiest put-down, and the best dress.
▪ The first best clothes were only for Sunday and when visitors came.
▪ The princess arrayed herself in her best clothes and jewels.
▪ They would never let you in alone, even though you are wearing your best clothes.
it bag/dress/shoes etc
open-toed sandals/shoes
▪ She took off her open-toed shoes.
▪ There are also these artificial plastic toes that you fit over your artificial foot, so you can wear open-toed sandals.
▪ Those who did were mostly long-haired, bearded and dressed in open-toed sandals.
orthopedic bed/chair/shoe etc
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And what of the horse that is to be shod?
▪ Bergman did observe that the young man was shod with brand new moccasins of ox hide.
▪ Each is adorned with silken cloths and has its tusks shod with iron for the greater efficacy of killing criminals.
▪ He had had only one shoe, and the court heard his other shoe had been found in the Cavalier later.
▪ His large feet were shod in trainers.
▪ The town horses were nearly always leg-weary, and harder to shoe.
▪ They were crisscrossed by canvas straps, were shod with hinged wooden clogs.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
shoe

Slipper \Slip"per\, n.

  1. One who, or that which, slips.

  2. A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease, and worn in undress; a slipshoe.

  3. A kind of apron or pinafore for children.

  4. A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.

  5. (Mach.) A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment; -- also called shoe, and gib.

    Slipper animalcule (Zo["o]l.), a ciliated infusorian of the genus Paramecium.

    Slipper flower.(Bot.) Slipperwort.

    Slipper limpet, or Slipper shell (Zo["o]l.), a boat shell.

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
shoe

Old English scoh "shoe," from Proto-Germanic *skokhaz (cognates: Old Norse skor, Danish and Swedish sko, Old Frisian skoch, Old Saxon skoh, Middle Dutch scoe, Dutch schoen, Old High German scuoh, German Schuh, Gothic skoh). No known cognates outside Germanic, unless it somehow is connected with PIE root *skeu- "cover" (cognates: second element in Latin ob-scurus).\n

\nOld plural form shoon lasted until 16c. Meaning "metal plate to protect a horse's hoof" is attested from late 14c. Distinction between shoe and boot (n.) is attested from c.1400. To stand in someone's shoes "see things from his or her point of view" is attested from 1767. Old shoe as a type of something worthless is attested from late 14c.\n

\nShoes tied to the fender of a newlywed couple's car preserves the old custom (mentioned from 1540s) of throwing an old shoe at or after someone to wish them luck. Perhaps the association is with dirtiness, on the "muck is luck" theory.

shoe

Old English scogan "to shoe," from the root of shoe (n.). In reference to horses from c.1200. Related: Shoed; shoeing.

Wiktionary
shoe

n. 1 A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boot, which do. 2 A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe. 3 (context card games English) A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles. 4 Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a ''brake shoe''. 5 # A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow. 6 # A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill. 7 # The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion. 8 # (context architecture English) A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building. 9 # A trough or spout for conveying grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone. 10 # An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill. 11 # An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter. 12 # An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile. 13 # (context engineering English) A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; called also slipper and gib. 14 # Part of a current collector on electric trains which provides contact either with a live rail or an overhead wire (fitted to a pantograph in the latter case). 15 The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile. vb. 1 To put shoes on one's feet. 2 To put horseshoes on a horse. 3 To equip an object with a protection against wear.

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WordNet
shoe

  1. n. footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material

  2. (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time

  3. U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof [syn: horseshoe]

  4. a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation [syn: brake shoe, skid]

  5. [also: shod]

shoe

  1. v. furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed"

  2. [also: shod]

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Gazetteer
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Wikipedia
Shoe (disambiguation)

A shoe is a piece of outerwear worn on one's foot.

Shoe, Shoes, or The Shoe may also refer to:

Shōe

(1516–1564) was a relative to Honganji Kennyo, and the administrator of Ganshō-ji. In the battle between Shōe and Oda Nobunaga, Shōe even sent out Nobunaga's brother Oda Nobuoki to take his own life. In the face of many fierce attacks, he finally accepted defeat and committed suicide.

Category:1516 births Category:1564 deaths

Shoe (cards)

A dealing shoe or dealer's shoe is a gaming device, mainly used in casinos, to hold multiple decks of playing cards. The shoe allows for more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles and less chance of dealer cheating. In some games, such as blackjack (where card counting is a possibility), using multiple decks of cards can increase the house edge.

Shoe

A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot while doing various activities. Shoes are also used as an item of decoration. The design of shoes has varied enormously through time and from culture to culture, with appearance originally being tied to function. Additionally, fashion has often dictated many design elements, such as whether shoes have very high heels or flat ones. Contemporary footwear varies widely in style, complexity and cost. Basic sandals may consist of only a thin sole and simple strap. High fashion shoes may be made of very expensive materials in complex construction and sell for thousands of dollars a pair. Other shoes are for very specific purposes, such as boots designed specifically for mountaineering or skiing.

Traditionally, shoes have been made from leather, wood or canvas, but are increasingly made from rubber, plastics, and other petrochemical-derived materials.

Though it has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years in relation to vastly varied terrain and climate conditions, the human foot is still vulnerable to environmental hazards such as sharp rocks and hot ground, against which, shoes can protect.

Shoe (comic strip)

Shoe is an American comic strip about a motley crew of newspapermen, all of whom are birds. It was written and drawn by its creator, cartoonist Jeff MacNelly, from September 13, 1977 until his death in 2000. It has since been continued by Chris Cassatt, Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly.

While not politically oriented in the style of strips such as Doonesbury, Shoe often pokes fun at various social and political issues of the day (especially when Senator Batson D. Belfry makes an appearance). Although not particularly well-known outside of the U.S., Shoe was in fact granted its own monthly comic book in Norway for a brief time in 1987 under the name "Sjur," which consisted of reprints from newspapers. The magazine reached a total of six publications. Later on, in 1989, Shoe did a brief comeback to Norwegian readers, this time under the name "Krax," appearing as an extra-feature in the then brand-new Calvin & Hobbes magazine.

The strip won MacNelly the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for the year 1979.

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Usage examples of "shoe".

Oswald Brunies, the strutting, candy-sucking teacher -- a monument will be erected to him -- to him with magnifying glass on elastic, with sticky bag in sticky coat pocket, to him who collected big stones and little stones, rare pebbles, preferably mica gneiss -- muscovy biotite -- quartz, feldspar, and hornblende, who picked up pebbles, examined them, rejected or kept them, to him the Big Playground of the Conradinum was not an abrasive stumbling block but a lasting invitation to scratch about with the tip of his shoe after nine rooster steps.

Phoebe Simms was not yet accoutred to appear as Madame Alp at intermission, but Florian and Fitzfarris decided that the triplets were worth displaying even in their duckling-looking garb of threadbare old homespun and big new shoes.

Elizabeth Ames knew that when the carriage door shut, when the last instructions were shouted out of the window, and when the frantically waving handkerchief disappeared in a cloud of dust, she would go inside, kick off her shoes, and succumb to the bliss of a cup of tea in the middle of the day.

From the pure white kaffiyeh on his head bound by the heavy silver-and-black cords of an argal, to the expensive tailored suit on his large frame and his handmade shoes, he was the embodiment of Middle East wealth and power.

Waterford bowl with gold mountings, Jimmy in white slacks, an Armani pull and Gucci shoes, Tina in Westwood Lycra pants that hugged lipo-ed buttocks as if they were madly in love with them, Enya from the Lord of the Rings on the Bang and Oluf sen, all this and sorrow.

I went in with her and was astonished to see a great display of dresses, and in an adjoining closet all the array of the toilette, linen in abundance, and a good stock of shoes and embroidered slippers.

She watched Aunty Em repairing shoes, repairing trousers, jabbing the needle so hard that she sometimes stabbed herself with it.

And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.

None of them seemed to find it odd that a policeman would be badgeless and wearing tennis shoes.

It took Mum a long time to get ready and while she powdered her face and arranged the elaborate ornamented folds of her head-gear and dug out her necklaces and bangles, her wrappers and white shoes, and plaited her hair hurriedly in the mirror, Dad was already asleep on his three-legged chair.

Their imitation gold bangles and necklaces, brooches and rings of cheap rubies, their indispensable high-heeled shoes, glittered under the lights.

His closely trimmed hair was grey at the temples and although most of the men flying that night would be wearing white roll-neck sweaters and stained battledress, Munro was never seen on duty in anything other than his well-tailored barathea with his hand-made shoes polished like patent leather.

Admiral Beagle, who made conversational points with his feet that other men make with voice or hands, nudged him with a shoe.

They proceeded to sit down and I began to take off their shoes, praising the beauty of their legs, and pretending for the present not to want to go farther than the knee.

Boxes and shoe bags and a Minolta camera case and a larger box that said Bekins had been tossed out to the center of the room.