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shoe tree

shoe tree noun: a device approximating the shape of a foot that is placed inside a shoe when it is being stored to preserve its shape and extend the life of the shoe.

Noun

shoe tree (plural shoe trees)

  1. A device approximating the shape of a foot that is placed inside a shoe when it is being stored to preserve its shape and extend the life of the shoe.
    • Bryce dutifully picked up after him — placing the suit on a wooden hanger and filling the lace-ups with shoe trees.1986, Craig G. Harris, “Weekend Plans”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 135

Forms of shoe tree

pluralshoe trees
alternative formshoetree

Questions about shoe tree

What does shoe tree mean?
Shoe tree means a device approximating the shape of a foot that is placed inside a shoe when it is being stored to preserve its shape and extend the life of the shoe.
What part of speech is shoe tree?
Shoe tree is a noun.
What is the plural of shoe tree?
The plural of shoe tree is shoe trees.

Words near shoe tree in the dictionary

  1. shoe spoons
  2. shoe stick
  3. shoe store
  4. shoe stores
  5. shoe tossing
  6. shoe tree
  7. shoe trees
  8. shoe up
  9. shoe verb
  10. shoe verbs
  11. shoe wedge

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