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SEMELLE PLATEFORME [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Footwear and Shoe Repair
DEF

An extra component inserted between the insole and the outsole to add height to the wearer, or to give a chunky look to shoe design.

OBS

The heel height has to be increased to accommodate the extra height. Platforms are made of various plastics, cork grain or even wood. In some cases they are moulded in one piece with outsole and heel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chaussures et cordonnerie
OBS

Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes.

OBS

plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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