- Heelball
- Heelball Heel"ball`, n. A composition of wax and lampblack, used by shoemakers for polishing, and by antiquaries in copying inscriptions. [1913 Webster]
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Heelball
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heelball — [hēl′bôl΄] n. [orig. used by shoemakers in polishing the edges of heels and soles] a ball or stick of beeswax mixed with lampblack and used in making rubbings … English World dictionary
heelball — noun Date: 1822 a composition of wax and lampblack used by shoemakers for polishing and by antiquarians for making rubbings of inscriptions … New Collegiate Dictionary
heelball — /heel bawl /, n. a substance composed of lampblack and wax used for making rubbings or for polishing shoes. [1790 1800; HEEL1 + BALL1, orig. the ball or undersurface of the heel] * * * … Universalium
heelball — noun A mixture of wax and lampblack used to polish shoes, and in brass rubbing … Wiktionary
heelball — noun a mixture of hard wax and lampblack used by shoemakers for polishing or in brass rubbing … English new terms dictionary
heelball — heel•ball [[t]ˈhilˌbɔl[/t]] n. a substance composed of lampblack and wax, used for making rubbings or for polishing shoes • Etymology: 1790–1800 … From formal English to slang
heelball — n. 1 a mixture of hard wax and lampblack used by shoemakers for polishing. 2 this or a similar mixture used in brass rubbing … Useful english dictionary
rubbing — /rub ing/, n. 1. an act or action of a person or thing that rubs. 2. an impression of an incised or sculptured surface made by laying paper over it and rubbing with heelball, graphite, or a similar substance until the image appears. Cf. brass… … Universalium
printmaking — /print may king/, n. the art or technique of making prints, esp. as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy. [1925 30; PRINT + MAKING] * * * Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but… … Universalium
brass rubbing — noun the action of rubbing heelball or chalk over paper laid on an engraved brass to reproduce its design … English new terms dictionary
