leather sole

Dress shoe base

A leather sole is the bottom part of a shoe made from treated animal hide rather than rubber or synthetic materials.

Leather soles are traditional in dress shoes and formal footwear, prized for breathability and elegance but offering less traction and water resistance than rubber: He could hear the click of leather soles on the marble floor.

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insole · stitched · resoling · dress shoe · oxford · loafer · tannery · hide · smooth · worn · scuffed · slippery · slippery when wet · tap · click · polished · flex · shoe tree

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Opposites
sole material

leather solerubber sole

Flexible shoe bottom

crepe sole

footwear formality/tradition

leather solelug sole

Deeply grooved shoe bottom

Family

leather, sole, leathers, leathered, leathering, leathery, soles, soled

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G