TOECAP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does toecap mean? 

• TOECAP (noun)
  The noun TOECAP has 1 sense:

1. a protective leather or steel cover for the toe of a boot or shoe, reinforcing or decorating it

  Familiarity information: TOECAP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOECAP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A protective leather or steel cover for the toe of a boot or shoe, reinforcing or decorating it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("toecap" is a kind of...):

protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "toecap"):

wing tip (a decorative toecap having a point extending toward the throat of the shoe)

Holonyms ("toecap" is a part of...):

boot (footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg)

shoe (footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material)