Glossary of Footwear Terms

Blocked	Leather preshaped by the moulding operation.
Blucher Bal	A modified Blucher shoe in which the vamp is stitched overlapping the quarter.
Blucher Shoe	Shoe patterned after a half boot that is an open throat lace shoe ( Derby type ).
Boot	A name given to nay shoe reaching above the ankle or still higher.
Bootee	A type of boot with warm lining, usually worn by women and children in cold weather. A knitted fabric foot covering for infants is also known as bootee.
Bottom	Bottom face of a footwear sole which extends from toe to heel breast.
Bootline	Ashort casual boot that hits the ankle and usually is worn with stretched pants.
Bottom Filler	The material used to fill up the cavity formed by the lasted over margin of the upper and insole.
Bottom Finishing, Shoe	The finishing room operations, such as trimming, scouring, inking and polishing, in order to improve the appearance of the finished shoe.
Bottoming	The attachment of the lasted footwear to the sole by direct or indirect method of construction.
Bottom Leveling	Levelling either on machine under high pressure or by hand using sleeking sticks to give the bottom a good shape and remove all bumpiness after the soles are stitched and channel-closed.
Bottom Manipulation	Clicking or cutting of bottom components.
Bottom Stock or Rough Stuff	A collective name given to various bottom components used in footwear construction, such as outer sole, insole, welt, heel lifts and heel top pieces.
Bow	A decorative accesory for women's footwear, sometimes on the vamp or sometimes at the ends of the laces.
Boxing	The final operation in which the shoes are packed in boxes in pairs ready to go out of the factory.

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