vaumpe
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Vamp — Vamp, n. [OE. vampe, vaumpe, vauntpe, F. avantpied the forefoot, vamp; anat before, fore + pied foot, L. pes. See {Advance}, {Van} of an army, and {Foot}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vamp — English has two distinct words vamp. The now dated slang term for a ‘seductive woman’ [20] is short for vampire. The other vamp, ‘extemporize on the piano’, was originally a noun meaning the ‘part of a stocking that covers the foot and ankle’… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
vamp — {{11}}vamp (n.) seductive woman, 1911, short for VAMPIRE (Cf. vampire). First attested use is earlier than the release of the Fox film A Fool There Was (January 1915), with sultry Theda Bara in the role of The Vampire. But the movie was based on… … Etymology dictionary
vamp — English has two distinct words vamp. The now dated slang term for a ‘seductive woman’ [20] is short for vampire. The other vamp, ‘extemporize on the piano’, was originally a noun meaning the ‘part of a stocking that covers the foot and ankle’… … Word origins
