- shoemaker's last
- nounholding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes• Syn: ↑last, ↑cobbler's last• Hypernyms: ↑holding device
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last — last1 [last, läst] adj. [ME laste, earlier latest, latst < OE latost, superl. of adj. læt, adv. late: see LATE] 1. alt. superl. of LATE 2. being or coming after all others in place; farthest from the first; hindmost 3. coming after all others… … English World dictionary
last — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lǣstan to last, follow; akin to Old English lāst footprint Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to continue in time 2. a. to remain fresh or unimpaired ; endure b. to manage to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
last — I. , sb. == a shoemaker’s last. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175. AS. læst II. , sb. == sin. Wright’s L. P. p. 37. ON. lostr. Dan. last III. , sb. == load, burden? Wright’s L. P. p. 31. AS. hlæst; or possibly == trace. AS. hlast IV. , v. n. == endure,… … Oldest English Words
last — Ⅰ. last [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) coming after all others in time or order. 2) most recent in time. 3) immediately preceding in order. 4) lowest in importance or rank. 5) (the last) the least likely or suitable … English terms dictionary
Shoemaker, Bill — or Willie Shoemaker in full William Lee Shoemaker born Aug. 19, 1931, Fabens, Texas, U.S. died Oct. 12, 2003, San Marino, Calif. U.S. jockey. He began his racing career in 1949. He rode in 24 Kentucky Derbies and won four; he also won the Belmont … Universalium
last — 1 determiner 1 most recent; the nearest one to the present time: I haven t seen you since the last meeting. | last night/week/year etc: Did you watch the game on TV last night? | Fashion has changed in the last twenty years. | (the) last time… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
last — 1. adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most recent; next before a specified time (last Christmas; last week). b preceding; previous in a sequence (got on at the last station). 3 only remaining (the… … Useful english dictionary
last — {{11}}last (adj., adv.) following all others, from O.E. latost (adj.) and lætest (adv.), superlative of læt (see LATE (Cf. late)). Cognate with O.Fris. lest, Du. laatst, O.H.G. laggost, Ger. letzt. Meaning most recent is from c.1200. The noun,… … Etymology dictionary
last — last1 adjective 1》 coming after all others in time or order; final. ↘lowest in importance or rank. ↘(the last) the least likely or suitable. 2》 most recent in time; latest. 3》 immediately preceding in order; previous in a sequence or… … English new terms dictionary
last — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. endure, persist, continue, abide. See time, durability. adj. final, ultimate; latest. See end, newness, past.Ant., first. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Final] Syn. ultimate, utmost, lowest, meanest,… … English dictionary for students
