Hypertext Webster Gateway: "vamp"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vamp \Vamp\, v. i.
To advance; to travel. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vamp \Vamp\, n. [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vamp \Vamp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vamped} (?; 215); p. pr. & vb.
n. {Vamping}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
vamp
n 1: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
[syn: {coquette}, {flirt}, {vamper}, {minx}, {tease}, {prickteaser}]
2: an improvised musical accompaniment
3: piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a
shoe
v 1: make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"
[syn: {vamp up}]
2: piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old
speech [syn: {vamp up}]
3: act seductively with (someone)
4: provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"
[syn: {revamp}]
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