Shoe definitions beginning with the letter W
Waist
The section around a foot, last or shoe between ball and instep.
Category: foot parts, lasting, podiatry, shoe parts
Water Resistant Leather
Leather resistant to the penetration of water usually chrome tanned or combination tanned first, and then heavily greased. Other water repelling agents may be used during production to produce the same effect.
Water Sports Shoes
Waterproof, quick drying shoes designed to be worn while performing sports such as rafting, kayaking, surfing, etc. usually incorporating all terrain traction outsoles.
Category: athletic shoes, shoe styles
Waxes
Any of various natural, oily or greasy heat-sensitive substances, consisting of hydrocarbons or esters of fatty acids that are insoluble in water but soluble in non polar organic solvents.
Category: materials
Wedge Heel
A heel extended under the waist to the fore part, giving a flat surface in contact with the ground through out. Often combined with a platform.
Category: heels, shoe styles
Wedges
Popular in the 1940's and revived in the 1970's these are women's shoes, often open toed and open backed, that have a one-piece sole that is shaped like a wedge. They can be slip on, lace up or buckled.
Category: shoe styles
Wellies
(Also known as rain boots, wellington boots & galoshes) a waterproof booWellies are typically made of rubber.
Category: boots, shoe styles
Wellington Boots
(Also known as rain boots, galoshes & wellies) a waterproof boot or overshoe designed to protect you from wet weather. Wellington boots are typically made of rubber.
Category: boots, shoe styles
Welt
The Welt is a strip of leather that is sewn to the outside of the bottom part of the uppers and then bent outward and sewn onto the top outside of the sole. If the shoe is sewn directly to the sole, the part of the sole that sticks out around the shoe can be referred to as the Welt.
Category: shoe parts, shoemaking
Welted Footwear
Footwear where the soles are stitched to welts, strips of leather running around the feather of the shoes, which are also stitched to the uppers.
Category: shoe parts, shoe styles
Western Roper Boots
A type of Western boot characterized by a lower shaft, flared top, and medium round toe.
Category: boots, shoe styles
Wet Shoes
Never dry wet shoes near fires, radiators or hot pipes. Slow natural drying at normal room temperature is best. The moisture absorbed by the leather during wear needs at least 24 hours to evaporate naturally. Stuffing with newspaper will help to absorb the moisture and reshape the shoe.
Category: shoe care
Whole Cut Shoes
Shoes that have uppers cut from one piece of leather, closed by seaming at the back of the quarters.
Category: shoe parts, shoe styles
Width
The width of a shoe is typically measured in letters (AAA, AA, A, B, C, D, E, EEE, EEEE) and refers to the width of the shoe last as measured at the ball of the foot. Widths are defined in one-sixths of an inch.
Wingtip
A Wingtip is a shoe that has a kind of W design at the toe that looks like the letter W. The W design is called a "Flying Wing", hence the name, Wing Tip.
Category: shoe styles, toe caps
Wrestling Shoes
Athletic shoes ideal for Greco-Roman wrestling, usually with a flexible split outsole and covered laces to conform with wrestling authority rules.
Category: athletic shoes, boots, shoe styles
