heelpiece

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hēl′pēs′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
heel•piece  (hēl′pēs′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothing[Shoemaking.]
    • a piece of leather, wood, or other material serving as the heel of a shoe, boot, or the like.
    • such a piece used in repairing a heel.
  2. an endpiece of anything;
    a terminal part.
  • heel1 + piece 1700–10

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