VAMPS

Noun

vamps

plural of vamp

Verb

vamps

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vamp

Source: Wiktionary


VAMP

Vamp v. i.

Definition: To advance; to travel. [Obs.]

Vamp, n. Etym: [OE. vampe, vaumpe, vauntpe, F. avantpied the forefoot, vamp; anat before, fore + pied foot, L. pes. See Advance, Van of an army, and Foot.]

1. The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.

2. Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t.

Vamp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vamped; p. pr. & vb. n. Vamping.]

Definition: To provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; -- often followed by up. I had never much hopes of your vamped play. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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