shoe tree

Footwear form keeper

A shoe tree is a foot-shaped device inserted into a shoe to help it keep its shape when not being worn.

Typically made of wood or plastic, shoe trees also absorb moisture and prevent creasing in leather: He always put cedar shoe trees in his dress shoes after wearing them.

device

insert

Place within another thing

last · expander · adjustable · spring · tensioner · wooden · plastic · metal · maintainer · cedar

care

preservation

Maintaining something's condition

storage · longevity · rotation · conditioning · protection · freshness

Categories
Opposites
shoe care function

shoe treeneglect

Failure to provide care

shoe stretcher · carelessness · disregard · abandonment

shoe storage method

shoe treeshoe rack

Footwear storage furniture

shoe box · shoe bag

effect on shoe shape

shoe treecrumpling

Crushing into folds

deformation

Family

shoetree, shoetrees

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G