Darning last

Darning last
Last Last, n. [AS. l[=a]st trace, track, footstep; akin to D. leest a last, G. leisten, Sw. l["a]st, Dan. l[ae]st, Icel. leistr the foot below the ankle, Goth. laists track, way; from a root signifying, to go. Cf. {Last}, v. i., {Learn}, {Delirium}.] A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed. [1913 Webster]

The cobbler is not to go beyond his last. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]

{Darning last}, a smooth, hard body, often egg-shaped, put into a stocking to preserve its shape in darning. [1913 Webster]


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  • Last — Last, n. [AS. l[=a]st trace, track, footstep; akin to D. leest a last, G. leisten, Sw. l[ a]st, Dan. l[ae]st, Icel. leistr the foot below the ankle, Goth. laists track, way; from a root signifying, to go. Cf. {Last}, v. i., {Learn}, {Delirium}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Darning — Darn Darn (d[aum]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Darned} (d[aum]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Darning}.] [OE. derne, prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. darnio to piece, break in pieces, W. & Arm. to E. tear. Cf. {Tear}, v. t.] To mend as a rent or hole, with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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