Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A liquid or pasty material used to give suppleness and luster to the upper leather of boots and shoes, sometimes also to render it waterproof.

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Examples

  • Remnants of tubes formerly containing sunburn ointment, half-filled bottles of citronella and white shoe-dressing.

    Love Conquers All Robert Benchley 1917

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