Footwear Material Dictionary(A-C) 鞋类材料字典A-C
Footwear Material A
1. Abrasives Materials including carborundum, emery paper, cloth and red flint used for buffing or scouring … 0.2 KB
2. Abzorb™ A polyurethane based elastomer which provides maximum shield and dispersion upon impact. It is … 0.2 KB
3. Acrylonitrile A tough rigid plastic used for making shoe heels.
4. Alcohol 100% pure alcohol solvent used for cleaning shoes and removing resin or glue build up that is v… 0.2 KB
5. Alligator Leather Leatehr made from the hide of alligators. It has box-like features with sharply indented outlin… 0.2 KB
6. Aniline Leather Any leather that has been finished with an aniline dye giving the aniline leather a natural app… 0.1 KB
7. AP23 Leather Totally natural full grain leather that is oil - and water - repellent. It is 10% to 15% thicke… 0.4 KB
Footwear Material B
1. Backer Fabric that is laminated to weak material to give it reinforcement and extra strength enabling … 0.1 KB
2. Bark Tanned Leather Leather tanned with vegetable tannins from which the tanning liquor has been made with ingredie… 0.2
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3. Barnyard Acid Resistant Leather Specially treated for the unique elements associated with farms including manure, urine, fertil… 0.1 KB
4. Basan Leather Sheepskin tanned in oak or larch bark, as distinguished from Roan, which is tanned in sumach. S… 0.2 KB
5. Beeswax A preparation made from honey-comb. An ingredient of some shoe polishes. Also used in hand fini… 0.1 KB
6. Bend A half hide of sole leather with the shoulder and belly trimmed away.
7. Bend Leather Leather that is made from the back section of heavy cattle hide divided along the line of the b… 0.6 KB
8. Blown Rubber A rubber outsole compound which is expanded or mixed with air to be lighter in weight and provi… 0.2 KB
9. Box Calf Leather The hide of a young cow or bull that has been tanned using full chrome tannins. This is a black… 0.2 KB
10. Box Cowhide Cowhide tanned with chrome salts. It is used for shoe uppers.
11. BRS 1000™ Nike's version of a high content carbon rubber outsole. Carbon rubber is used to enhance the du… 0.2 KB
12. Bracing Thread A single thread which passes tightly from bracing margin to bracing margin in a zigzag or cross… 0.2 KB
13. Brushed Leather A suede finish of coarse nap, which gives a "brushed" effect to leather. Sometimes referred to … 0.2 KB
14. Brushed Pigskin Leather Leather made from the hide of pigs that has been wire brushed to give the surface a velvet like… 0.1 KB
15. Buckle A fastening device consisting of a square, oblong, round, irregular, shaped frame and moveable … 0.2 KB
16. Buckskin General term applied to leather form deer and elk skin used for shoes and gloves, and to some e… 0.3 KB
17. Buffalo Leather Leather tanned from domesticated land and water buffalo of the Far East (not the American Bison… 0.2 KB
18. Buffing A very light cut - about one-half - of the grain portion a cattle hide. Usually produced in the… 0.3 KB
19. Butt Part of the hide or skin covering the rump or handcart of the animal; for example, a "horse butt".
20. Butyl Soles Usually have a darkened tint. Impregnated with a chemical resin that coats the leather's fibers… 0.2 KB
Footwear Material C
1. C-Cap Used in New Balance Shoes. C-Cap is the technical term referring to the compression molding of … 0.2 KB
2. Cabretta Leather The origin of the word is doubtful, but in the United States it refers specifically to Brazilia… 0.3 KB
3. Calf Leather Leather made from the skin of a young or immature bovine animal, the skin not exceeding a certa… 0.3 KB
4. Calf Side Leather Calf skin split down the line of the backbone. Calf side is often a euphemism for skin of an ol… 0.2 KB
5. Calfskin Leather made from skins of young cattle. Skins weighing three to fifteen pounds taken from youn… 0.1 KB
6. Calfskin Leather Leather made from the skin of young cattle. It is soft, pliable, light and has few surface flaw… 0.2 KB
7. Cambrelle Nylon lining material that wicks moisture and is breathable.
8. Cambrelle® A product designed by Camtex Fabric Limited. It is a nylon material used in the linings of shoe… 0.3 KB
9. Canvas Canvas is a strong, coarse cloth of cotton, flax, hemp or other fibers. It was used as sailclot… 0.3 KB
10. Caoutchouc Rubber An elastic material made by coagulation of the latex of various trees followed by washing, smok… 0.2 KB
11. Cape Leather A very soft leather commonly used in the production of comfort shoes. It is also used for glove… 0.2 KB
12. Carbon Rubber A solid rubber with a carbon additive to increase durability. It is harder and heavier than blo… 0.3 KB
13. Carnauba A hard wax coating from the leaves of certain Brazilian palm trees. A high-cost material used a… 0.2 KB
14. Carnauba Wax A natural wax taken from the carnauba palm. It is also known as the ceara palm found in conside… 0.3 KB
15. Cellulose Board High quality insole material made from alpha cellulose of A Grade quality mixed with a polymeri… 0.1 KB
16. Cement A general term for any adhesive material usd in the footwear industry. Application of cement on… 0.2 KB
17. Chamois Leather Soft leather, sometimes called chamois, originally made from the skins of the Alpine antelope, … 0.3 KB
18. Channeling A slanting cut made around the edge of a sole or insole provides a groove for the stitching and… 0.2 KB
19. Cheesey Leather A description of leather that is firm and good for use, as opposed to leather which is knotty a… 0.2 KB
20. Chevette Leather Leather made from thin goatskin. Mainly used for gloves but also used in some footwear.
21. Circles Horse shoe like tubes of steel that are inserted into the heels of shoes resulting in an extrem… 0.2 KB
22. Clarino A poromeric shoe upper material made by Kuraray Co., Japan and distributed in the UK by BUSM Co… 0.2 KB
23. Clout Leather Sole/Heel repair leather
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24. Coated Fabric Fabrics used in shoe construction that are coated with PU, PVC or Rubber.
25. Cobbler Leather A rich shine leather used in footwear construction as it requires little to no polishing to mai… 0.2 KB
26. Composition A material composed of scraps and other materials to which binder is added and the whole presse… 0.2 KB
27. Compression Molded EVA Compression Molded EVA is Ethylene Vinyl Acetate, molded under extreme pressure and heat to inc… 0.4 KB
28. Consumables A term applied to those articles which are incidental or accessory to the manufacturer of footw… 0.2 KB
29. Contact Rubber This advanced rubber compound enables the runner to experience enhanced traction and extraordin… 0.1 KB
30. Coolmax A lightweight, breathable, moisture-wicking material developed by Du Pont.
31. Coperas Water A solution of iron sulfate, which, when used on tanned leather, turns it black.
32. Copper Toe A copper boxing or lip used to protect the toe usually in children's shoes.
33. Cordovan Horsehide tanned with chrome salts. It is used for shoe uppers and boot legs.
34. Cordovan Leather Cordovan is a non-porose, dense, and hard wearing Leather. Cordovan leather is used in the manu… 0.2 KB
35. Cordura A propriety trade name for a viscose type of yarn of superior strength. Used with some athletic… 0.2 KB
36. Cordwain Leather Cordwain leather was traditionally a particularly rich red-dyed alum-tawed leather from the Mou… 0.2 KB
37. Corfam Corfam is a synthetic upper material which reproduces most of the properties of leather.
38. Corrected Grain Leather Leather from which the outer surface of grain has been removed slightly with the use of an emer… 0.1 KB
39. Cowhide The raw material for shoe manufacture. The strongest and most massive part of the hide is locat… 0.4 KB
40. Cowhide Leather Term specifically applied to leather made form hides of cows, although it is generally loosely … 0.2 KB
41. Crepe A natural rubber soling material made by drying latex extracted from rubber trees. It is very h… 0.2 KB
42. Crocodile Leather Certain species legally farmed and harvested; from India, Australia and New Guinea, also South … 0.2 KB
43. Curried Leather Leather that has been finished by impregnating with oil or grease to render it waterproof. It i… 0.2 KB
Footwear Material Dictionary(D-G) 鞋类材料字典D-G
Footwear Material D
1. Deerskin A leather finished with grain surface intact, not removed as in the case of buckskin.
2. Diamante Imitation diamonds. Available in strips set in a plastics matrix. Used for trims in footwear ma… 0.1 KB
3. Diamante Patent Leather A coloured translucent patent leather which allows the grain to show through giving a sparkling… 0.1 KB
4. DRC See: Durable Rubber Compound
5. Drilex Polyester lining material that wicks moisture and is breathable.
6. Dual Density EVA A firm density of EVA located on the medial side of the midsole that slows the rate and control… 0.2 KB
7. Durable Rubber Compound A highly abrasion resistant non-marking outsole. Used in Nike tennis shoes.
8. Durabuck A high performance synthetic leather. Durabuck has a lighter weight than leather, and will main… 0.2 KB
9. Dymetrol An exclusive DuPont support fabric that stretches with the foot without losing its strength or… 0.2 KB
Footwear Material E
1. Eclipse 5000 Highest quality EVA foam midsole materials manufactured using computer controls to ensure consi… 0.2 KB
2. Embossed Leather Leather on which any wanted design is imprinted machinery, under heavy pressure, on the surface… 0.2 KB
3. Ethylene Vinyl Acetate The most common midsole foam used in running shoes.
4. EVA See: Ethylene Vinyl Acetate
5. EVA Midsole (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate) A diverse midsole material which is durable, lightweight, and provides… 0.1 KB
6. EVA Midsole/Outsole Ethyl Vinyl Acetate (EVA) is a lightweight, flexible cushioning material used for some outsoles and is also as a midsole … 0.2 KB
7. Evazota A memory foam that conforms to the shape of your foot.
8. Exotic Leather These come from a variety of rare or unique animals; birds and reptiles around the world. The u… 0.4 KB
Footwear Material F
1. Factory Leather Sole leather used in shoe factories as distinguished from leather used by shoe repairmen.
2. Fiberboard A standard stiffening material made from synthetic or natural fibers bonded with resin or latex… 0.2 KB
3. Finders' Leather A heavy firm sole leather used by shoe repairmen for resoling purposes. Usually sold through jo… 0.1 KB
4. Findings A term applied to those articles which are incidental or accessory to the manufacturer such as … 0.2 KB
5. Finishing Wax Type of wax, of which the shoemaker applies a thin coat to the upper surfaces of the shoe after… 0.2 KB
6. Flannel A towel like cotton cloth used for making the inner lining of some shoes.
7. flesh The inner side of an animal skin or piece of leather; opposite to the grain, grain side, o… 0.1 KB
8. French Chalk Talc, used as a lubricant for the last, to facilitate the removal of the last from a shoe or boot.
9. Full Grain Leather Leather made from skins where only the hair is removed, leaving the surface grain unchanged and… 0.3 KB
Footwear Material G
1. Garment Leather A very soft leather pioneered in performance shoes by Reebok .
2. Glace Kid Leather High gloss leather made by chrome tanning goatskins. Glace Kid Leather is used for making forma… 0.2 KB
3. Glazed Goat Leather Similar to glace kid, but from an adult animal. The grain is coarser, and the leather is more i… 0.1 KB
4. Glazed Kid Leather High gloss leather made by chrome tanning goatskins. Glazed kid leather is used for making form… 0.2 KB
5. Glove Leather Leather such as cow or steer hide, kid, sheep, deer, pig, and horse treated with a special oil … 0.3 KB
6. Goatskin The skin of a mature goat or leather made there-from; referred to as "kid".
7. Goretex A registered trademark of W.L. Gore Associates Inc. Polytetraflouroethylene (stretched teflon… 0.3 KB
8. Goring Elastic material (woven fabric with rubber threads) used various ways. ◊ A woven rubber f… 0.2 KB
9. Grain Leather Any leather on which the grain can still be seen after it has received its final treatment.
10. Graphlite Composite aerospace material designed to replace less durable foam. The material is as strong a… 0.3 KB
11. Gum Rubber A compound with a high percentage of natural rubber, giving excellent durability and traction p… 0.2 KB
Footwear Material Dictionary(H-L)鞋类材料字典H-L
Footwear Material H
1. Hand A modern generic term for shoemaker's wax. Also called "hand wax".
2. Handwax A modern generic term for shoemaker's wax. Also called "hand".
3. Heel Ball A pigmented wax used to smooth and fill the surface of the heel.
4. Heel Pegs Wooden nails or sharpened dowels used to fix the heel lifts together and to the shoe; they can … 0.2 KB
5. Heel Plate Anyone of a number of different devices, all of which are designed to extend the wear of the he… 0.5 KB
6. Heel Thread The thread used to stitch the heel to the shoe.
7. Helcor Leather Helcor-Leder-Tec's brand name for a carbon or ceramic coating added to the leather during the t… 0.2 KB
8. Hexalite Engineered honeycomb structure, used in mid sole by Reebok for its light, durability, and energ… 0.2 KB
9. Hide The outer covering of a mature or fully-grown animal of the larger kind, for example cattle, ho… 0.3 KB
10. Hobnail a nail with enlarged head, usually domed, for sole protection.
11. Hot Melts Thermoplastic adhesive of polyamide or polyester. Polyamide and polyester hot melts are general… 0.1 KB
12. HPR / HPR Plus Super-durable rubber compounds that were developed specifically by Brooks. These compounds prov… 0.2 KB
13. Hytrel A DuPont plastic used in lace locks, eyelet holes, and support straps. Hytrel is light, stron… 0.3 KB
14. Hytrel Foam Extremely energy efficient mid sole foam, which provides a springy feel, and softens much more … 0.3 KB
Footwear Material I
1. Imitation Leather Materials so made and finished as to resemble leather. Included are coated fabrics, rubber and … 0.3 KB
2. India Rubber An elastic material made by coagulation of the latex of various trees followed by washing, smok… 0.2 KB
3. Indian Rubber An elastic material made by coagulation of the latex of various trees followed by washing, smok… 0.2 KB
4. Instep Leather A single-layer patch of leather, used singly or in combination on top of a last, particularly n… 0.3 KB
5. IntelliGel An advanced, temperature-responsive gel which reacts to the temperature of the foot to provide … 0.1 KB
6. Interlaced Leather A leatehr sheet made by interlacing strips of leather or other material and used for making the… 0.2 KB
7. Iron Black A solution of iron sulfate, which, when used on tanned leather, turns it black.
Footwear Material J
1. Jack Leather Hard leather covered in or impregnated with wax, tar or pitch.
Footwear Material K
1. Kangaroo Leather Made from the hide of the Australian kangaroo wallaby, usually chrome-tanned with a glazed fini… 0.4 KB
2. Kevlar Network of fibers that resist blunt penetration. Used in bulletproof vests. Also used by Nike … 0.2 KB
3. Kid Leather Leather made from the skin of young goats, which offers fine grain and suppleness. Kid Leather … 0.2 KB
4. Kidskin Erroneously applied by the public to all chrome-tanned glove leather from goatskins, lambskins … 0.3 KB
5. Kipskin Skin from an animal of the bovine species between the size of a calf and a matured animal. This… 0.4 KB
Footwear Material L
1. Lambskin Leather Describes leather made from both lamb and sheepskins, inasmuch as the skins are also identical … 0.2 KB
2. Larrigan Leather Named for oil-tanned light hides, used largely moccasins.
3. Latex The milky emulsion of rubber particles exuded from the bark of the rubber tree. It is coagulate… 0.3 KB
4. Latex Rubber The milky emulsion of rubber particles exuded from the bark of the rubber tree. Used for making… 0.2 KB
5. Leather Leather is a natural product that has a life of its own with distinctive qualities. Leather is … 1.3 KB
6. Leather Thread The thread used to stitch the heel to the shoe.
7. Leatherboard A sheet material made by shredding pieces of scrap leather, suspending it in water together wit… 0.3 KB
8. Lining Leather Vegetable-tanned leather on average one-twentieth of an inch (1.2 mm) thick, used to line the i… 0.2 KB
9. Lizard Leather Leather made from the skin of various species of lizards. Surface has a unique speckled charact… 0.2 KB
10. Llama Calf Leather A shrunken grain leather, which is "tumbled" to produce grainier, slightly wrinkled effect.
Footwear Material Dictionary(M-P)鞋类材料字典M-P
Footwear Material M
1. Man Mades Shoe materials that are made with properties other than natural fibers.
2. MEK See: Methyl Ethyl Ketone
3. Mesh A woven nylon used in upper construction. Mesh has excellent breath-ability. Any fabric, knitte… 0.2 KB
4. Metalised Leather leather that has been given a lustre finish with the application of metallic powders or foils.
5. Methyl Ethyl Ketone Solvent used for wiping the surface of PVC soles to remove plasticiser.
6. Micro Porous Rubber Rubber with a cellular structure. The cells are filled with air and provide support and cushion… 0.2 KB
7. Microporous Rubber Air-filled rubbers cells that provide support and cushioning. Generally firmer, more durable an… 0.2 KB
8. Moreflex Vibram A lightweight blend of rubber (40%) and EVA that provides excellent cushioning and resiliency. … 0.2 KB
Footwear Material N
1. Nappa Leather Leather made from skins, normally from lambs, which are remarkably soft and supple. Nappa is pr… 0.2 KB
2. Neolite A newly developed thermoplastic with a high flexibility strength.
3. Neoprene Trade name used by Du Pont for the synthetic rubber, polychloroprene, developed in their labora… 0.2 KB
4. Nike Air Nike's Return System - Developed in 1979 as a versatil cushioning system. A pressurized gas en… 0.2 KB
5. Non Woven Fabric Sheet material comprising fibres felted or bonded together, or interwoven by the needle-loom'pr… 0.2 KB
6. Non Woven Insole Material Made from synthetic fibres and bonded with the small proportion of synthetic rubber. ◊ Ma… 0.3
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7. Non Woven Material Sheet material comprising fibres felted or bonded together, or interwoven by the needle-loom'pr… 0.2 KB
8. Nubuc A leather product made from full grain leather. The hide is tanned for waterproofness, then the… 0.4 KB
9. Nubuck Nubuck is a grained leather that has been slightly brushed on the surface to create a very fine… 0.3 KB
10. Nylon The generic name for all synthetic fiber-forming polyamid characterized by its great toughness,… 0.1 KB
11. Nylon Tape A tape made of Nylon used in footwear manufacture to reinforce lines and points of weakness, pa… 0.2 KB
Footwear Material O
1. Oak Bend Leather Still first choice for most dress footwear. The leather is cut from the back, or bend, of the h… 0.2 KB
2. Off Cut Pieces of new leather left over from the production of leather or from cutting out the sho… 0.1 KB
3. Oil Treated Leather A sole impregnated with oil has greater water repellency and is more durable.
4. Oil-Tanned Nubuc Nubuc leather tanned with an oil process to create a a mottled, distressed appearance. Most oil… 0.2 KB
Footwear Material P
P1. P.V.C. Polyvinyl Chloride. A semi-rigid plastic, whose strength attributes are used in components. Par… 0.2 KB
2. Parfleche A term for a particular form of Rawhide, or Green Hide, today almost entirely referring to unta… 0.3 KB
3. Paste A mixture prepared by combining wheat starch, pieces of dried chestnut or potato, and water. It… 0.2 KB
4. Patent Leather Patent Leather is a fine grain leather specially treated with polyurethane to create a high glo… 0.2 KB
5. parchment translucent or opaque dry untanned skin or hide with an even surface intended, for example, for… 0.1 KB
6. PE See: Polyethelene
7. Pearlised Leather leather finish giving a lustrous appearance, similar to the appearance of a pearl.
8. Pebbled Grain Leather An embossed-leather grain finish resembling a pebble surface, ranging from fine pebbled Morocco… 0.2 KB
9. Petrol Patent Leather A black patent leather which is finished to give a subtle multi- coloured, prismatic effect res… 0.2 KB
10. Phylon Nike's term for compression molded EVA.
11. Pigment Finish Leather leather finished with a liquid containing fine particles of pigment. In some cases this amounts… 0.2 KB
12. Pigskin Leather Tough, durable leather, tanned form the skins of pigs. Surface has a unique, triangular, 3-hole… 0.1 KB
13. Plastic Upper Materials in ever-increasing use, and have undergone considerable advances in recent years. The two main … 0.8 KB
14. Plasticiser A chemical component included in PVC to make it flexible for use in soling. Cheap quality plast… 0.2 KB
15. Polishable Leather refers to leather than can be polished, is easily cleaned and has a tight surface to reduce abs… 0.1 KB
16. Polyester a plastic material much used of thread, alone or blended with cotton for fabrics, and for hot m… 0.1 KB
17. Polyethelene A synthetic polymer, composed of many ethylene monomer building blocks, used to make midsole an… 0.1 KB
18. Polyurethane A man-made product with a satine base and a polyurethane top coat which is used for shoe uppers… 0.9 KB
19. Polyurethane Upper Material Thin sheet of expanded PU with a fabric backer. Usually used in its lighter weights for women's… 0.2 KB
20. Polyvinyl Chloride a synthetic plastic widely used for soling and coated upper materials, either dense or microcellular.
21. Poron A high density, closed cell, urethane material used for cushioning that retains its dimensional… 0.2 KB
22. Porvair layer. It has a finish cost simulating the grain of leather. This unique poromeric was invented… 0.3 KB
23. PU See: polyurethane
24. PVC See: polyvinyl chloride
25. PVC Coated Fabric Upper material made of PVC and fabric backer.
26. PVC-coated fabric used to denote an upper material made of PVC with a fabric backer. Generally heavier than PU an… 0.2 KB
27. Pyroxylin Cement cellulose cement. Solubilised cellulose held in suspension in a solvent, used as a sole cement.
28. Python Leather Leatehr made from the skin of a large snake whose leather bears a distinctive and attractive ma… 0.5 KB
