Shoe polish — (or boot polish), usually a waxy paste or a cream, is a consumer product used to shine, waterproof, and restore the appearance of leather shoes or boots, thereby extending the footwear s life. In some regions mdash;including New Zealand mdash;… … Wikipedia
Shoe — This article is about footwear. For other uses, see Shoe (disambiguation). Various shoes for sale in Quarry Bay … Wikipedia
Leather — For other uses, see Leather (disambiguation). Modern leather working tools Leather is a durable and flexible material created via the tanning of putrescible animal rawhide and skin, primarily cattlehide. It can be produced through different… … Wikipedia
shoe — shoeless, adj. /shooh/, n., pl. shoes, (esp. Brit. Dial.) shoon; v., shod or shoed, shod or shoed or shodden, shoeing. n. 1. an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a… … Universalium
Artificial leather — is a fabric or finish intended to substitute for leather in fields such as upholstery, clothing and fabrics, and other uses where a leather like finish is required but the actual material is cost prohibitive or unsuitable. Contents 1 Historic and … Wikipedia
Lace leather — Lace Lace (l[=a]s), n. [OE. las, OF. laz, F. lacs, dim. lacet, fr. L. laqueus noose, snare; prob. akin to lacere to entice. Cf. {Delight}, {Elicit}, {Lasso}, {Latchet}.] 1. That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven; a string, cord … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bally Shoe — The Bally Shoe company was founded as Bally Co in 1851 by Carl Franz Bally (1821 1899) and his brother Fritz in the basement of their family home in Schönenwerd in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. In 1854, a shoe factory was set up in the… … Wikipedia
Inflation — This article is about a rise in the general price level. For the expansion of the early universe, see Inflation (cosmology). For other uses, see Inflation (disambiguation). Inflation rates around the world in 2007 … Wikipedia
ПОХОДНЫЕ ИЗДЕРЖКИ ИНФЛЯЦИИ — (shoe leather cost of inflation) Один из видов реальных издержек ожидаемой инфляции (expected inflation), связанный с тем, что она увеличивает трансакционные издержки, побуждая людей к экономии на величине хранимых ими наличных денежных сумм. Их… … Экономический словарь
Joshua Slocum — Infobox Person name = Joshua Slocum image size = 130px caption = Joshua Slocum birth name = 1844 02 20 birth date = birth place = Mount Hanley death date = death date and age|1909|11|14|1844|02|20 death place = death cause = Died at sea (unknown) … Wikipedia
