HEELBALL

Meaning of HEELBALL in English

/heel"bawl'/ , n.

a substance composed of lampblack and wax used for making rubbings or for polishing shoes.

[ 1790-1800; HEEL 1 + BALL 1 , orig. the ball or undersurface of the heel ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

HEELBALL — noun Date: 1822 a composition of wax and lampblack used by shoemakers for polishing and by antiquarians for making rubbings …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HEELBALL — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : the underpart of the heel of the foot 2. : a composition of wax and lampblack …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEELBALL — (n.) A composition of wax and lampblack, used by shoemakers for polishing, and by antiquaries in copying inscriptions.
Английский словарь Webster
HEELBALL — ( n. ) A composition of wax and lampblack, used by shoemakers for polishing, and by antiquaries in copying inscriptions.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HEELBALL — noun Date: 1822 : a composition of wax and lampblack used by shoemakers for polishing and by antiquarians for making …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEELBALL — noun a composition of wax and lampblack, used by shoemakers for polishing, and by antiquaries in copying inscriptions.
Webster English vocab
HEELBALL — ■ noun a mixture of hard wax and lampblack used by shoemakers for polishing or in brass rubbing.
Concise Oxford English vocab
HEELBALL — [heel.ball] n (1822): a composition of wax and lampblack used by shoemakers for polishing and by antiquarians for making rubbings …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEELBALL — heelball BrE AmE ˈhiː ə l bɔːl -bɑːl ▷ heelball|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HEELBALL — n. 1 a mixture of hard wax and lampblack used by shoemakers for polishing. 2 this or a similar mixture …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEELBALL — n. 1 a mixture of hard wax and lampblack used by shoemakers for polishing. 2 this or a similar mixture …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEELBALL — n.1 a mixture of hard wax and lampblack used by shoemakers for polishing. 2 this or a similar mixture used …
Oxford English vocab
HEELBALL — черная лаковая краска (для подметок или снятия копий с гравюр) нижняя часть каблука
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEELBALL — n 1. чёрная лаковая краска ( для подмёток или снятия копий с гравюр ) 2. нижняя часть каблука
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HEELBALL — (n) нижняя часть каблука; черная лаковая краска
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HEELBALL — n 1. чёрная лаковая краска ( для подмёток или снятия копий с гравюр ) 2. нижняя часть каблука
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HEELBALL — n 1. чёрная лаковая краска ( для подмёток или снятия копий с гравюр ) 2. нижняя часть каблука
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HEELBALL — черная лаковая краска (для подметок или снятия копий с гравюр) нижняя часть каблука
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEELBALL — n. Pronunciation: ' h ē l- ˌ bo ̇ l Function: noun Date: 1822 : a composition of wax and …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HEELBALL-TOE ROLL — (спортивное) перекат с пятки на носок
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEELBALL-TOE ROLL — спорт. перекат с пятки на носок
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HEELBALL-TOE ROLL — спорт. перекат с пятки на носок
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
RUBBING — noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English rubbinge, from gerund of rubben to rub 1. : the action or process …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUBBING — /rub"ing/ , n. 1. an act or action of a person or thing that rubs. 2. an impression of an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRASS RUBBING — ■ noun the action of rubbing heelball or chalk over paper laid on an engraved brass to reproduce its design.
Concise Oxford English vocab
RUBBING — one of the most universal and perhaps the oldest of the techniques used in printmaking. Rubbings are made by carefully …
Britannica English vocabulary
RUB — v. & n. --v. (rubbed, rubbing) 1 tr. move one's hand or another object with firm pressure over the surface …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BRASS — n. & adj. --n. 1 a yellow alloy of copper and zinc. 2 a an ornament or other decorated piece …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RUB — v. & n. v. (rubbed, rubbing) 1 tr. move one's hand or another object with firm pressure over the surface …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BRASS — n. & adj. n. 1 a yellow alloy of copper and zinc. 2 a an ornament or other decorated piece …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RUB — 1. v. & n. --v. (rubbed, rubbing) 1. tr. move one's hand or another object with firm pressure over the …
Oxford English vocab
BRASS — n. & adj. --n. 1. a yellow alloy of copper and zinc. 2 a an ornament or other decorated piece …
Oxford English vocab

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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