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/sling"bak'/, n.1. Also called sling. a woman's shoe with an open back and a strap or sling encircling the heel of the foot to keep the shoe secure.adj.2. having such a strap or sling: sling-back pumps.
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sling-back — /sling bak /, n. 1. Also called sling. a woman s shoe with an open back and a strap or sling encircling the heel of the foot to keep the shoe secure. adj. 2. having such a strap or sling: sling back pumps. * * * (also slingback) n. a shoe held in … Useful english dictionary
sling-back — sling′ back or sling′back n. clo a woman s shoe with an open back and a strap or sling encircling the heel of the foot to keep the shoe secure • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
sling|back — «SLIHNG BAK», noun. a woman s shoe with an upper that tapers off to become a strap instead of a closed back around the heel of the wearer … Useful english dictionary
sling·back — /ˈslıŋˌbæk/ noun, pl backs [count] : a woman s shoe that is open at the back and has a thin strap that goes around the heel … Useful english dictionary
sling-back pump — noun see sling pump … Useful english dictionary
sling — sling1 [sliŋ] n. [ME slinge < the v.] 1. a) a primitive instrument for throwing stones, etc., consisting of a piece of leather tied to cords that are whirled by hand for releasing the missile ☆ b) SLINGSHOT 2. the act of throwing with or as… … English World dictionary
sling — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a strap, belt, etc., used to support or raise a hanging weight, e.g. a rifle, a ship s boat, or goods being transferred. 2 a bandage looped round the neck to support an injured arm. 3 a strap or string used with the hand to give… … Useful english dictionary
sling — sling1 /sling/, n., v., slung, slinging. n. 1. a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends … Universalium
sling pump — noun or sling back pump also sling ( s) : a woman s shoe with a sling across the back and usually an open toe * * * sling pump, = slingback. (Cf. ↑slingback) … Useful english dictionary
Sling camp — Sling Campcoord|51|11|38.84|N|1|42|54.20|W|type:landmark|display=title was a World War I camp occupied by New Zealand soldiers beside the then military town of Bulford on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. HistoryThe camp was initially created as… … Wikipedia
