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How is an in-your-face black leather thigh-high lace-up boot with a four-inch spike heel like a man's black calf lace-up oxford? They are both made on a last, the wood or plastic foot-shaped form that leather is stretched over and shaped to make a shoe.

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To perform, carry out

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{a} in the last time or place

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{n} a mold, load, end

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{a} latest, hindmost, following the rest, next

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{v} to continue

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The first will be last. - The first will be the last.

The first will be the last. - The first will be last.

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If you are the last to do or know something, everyone else does or knows it before you. She was the last to go to bed Riccardo and I are always the last to know what's going on

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a person's dying act; the last thing a person can do; "he breathed his last" holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last" persist or be long; in time; "The bad weather lasted for three days" occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites" lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place" coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel" highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was

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the price of the most recent trade in a market

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nIII: flowering, in flower

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The last you see of someone or the last you hear of them is the final time that you see them or talk to them. She disappeared shouting, `To the river, to the river!' And that was the last we saw of her I had a feeling it would be the last I heard of him. first

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In England, a last of codfish, white herrings, meal, or ashes, is twelve barrels; a last of corn, ten quarters, or eighty bushels, in some parts of England, twenty-one quarters; of gunpowder, twenty-four barrels, each containing 100 lbs; of red herrings, twenty cades, or 20,000; of hides, twelve dozen; of leather, twenty dickers; of pitch and tar, fourteen barrels; of wool, twelve sacks; of flax or feathers, 1,700 lbs

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The current trading price of one unit of a particular security (Prices are delayed by at least 20 minutes )

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the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values

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but varying for different articles and in different countries

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to keep doing it -- " and lasted for thirteen hours and forty-five minutes " (230)

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final in a series or the one before the current one, as in: I went to the theater last week

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holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"

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The last event, person, thing, or period of time is the most recent one. Much has changed since my last visit At the last count inflation was 10.9 per cent I split up with my last boyfriend three years ago The last few weeks have been hectic. Last is also a pronoun. The next tide, it was announced, would be even higher than the last

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more recently than any other time; "I saw him last in London"

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continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"

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If an event, situation, or problem lasts for a particular length of time, it continues to exist or happen for that length of time. The marriage had lasted for less than two years The games lasted only half the normal time Enjoy it because it won't last

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If something lasts for a particular length of time, it continues to be able to be used for that time, for example because there is some of it left or because it is in good enough condition. You only need a very small blob of glue, so one tube lasts for ages The repaired sail lasted less than 24 hours The implication is that this battery lasts twice as long as other batteries see also lasting

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Lowest in rank or degree; as, the last prize

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If you leave something or someone until last, you delay using, choosing, or dealing with them until you have used, chosen, or dealt with all the others. I have left my best wine until last I picked first all the people who usually were left till last

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{s} coming after all others; most recent, latest before the present; final, ultimate; newest; most authoritative, definitive; least wanted; least expected; least important; single

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not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"

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If something last happened on a particular occasion, that is the most recent occasion on which it happened. When were you there last? The house is a little more dilapidated than when I last saw it Hunting on the trust's 625,000 acres was last debated two years ago

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A last is a shaped piece of wood or metal on which the shoe is built The shape of the last determines the shape of the shoe Shoes are made in three basic shapes: straight, curved and semi-curved but all three shapes vary from company to company as each company has its own lasts

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The burden of a ship; a cargo

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To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot

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A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed

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You use last before numbers to refer to a position that someone has reached in a competition after other competitors have been knocked out. Sampras reached the last four at Wimbledon. the only woman among the authors making it through to the last six

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persist or be long; in time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

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immediately past; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"

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The last thing, person, event, or period of time is the one that happens or comes after all the others of the same kind. This is his last chance as prime minister. the last three pages of the chapter She said it was the very last house on the road They didn't come last in their league. first Last is also a pronoun. It wasn't the first time that this particular difference had divided them and it wouldn't be the last The trickiest bits are the last on the list

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Last is used to refer to the only thing, person, or part of something that remains. Jed nodded, finishing off the last piece of pizza. the freeing of the last hostage. Last is also a noun. He finished off the last of the wine The last of the ten inmates gave themselves up after twenty eight hours on the roof of the prison

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Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely; having least fitness; as, he is the last person to be accused of theft

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You use expressions such as the night before last, the election before last and the leader before last to refer to the period of time, event, or person that came immediately before the most recent one in a series. It was the dog he'd heard the night before last In the budget before last a tax penalty on the mobile phone was introduced

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a person's dying act; the last thing a person can do; "he breathed his last"

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{i} person or thing which comes at the end; end, conclusion; final appearance; shoemaker's model, form on which shoes are shaped or repaired; power of endurance, vitality; unit of weight

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Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or order of succession; following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the last year of a century; the last man in a line of soldiers; the last page in a book; his last chance

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At a time or on an occasion which is the latest of all those spoken of or which have occurred; the last time; as, I saw him last in New York

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the "last" is a cobbler's term used to describe the main precut shape of the shoe Look at the bottom of your pointe shoe-see the the shape of the leatherboard on the bottom? That shape is the "last" of your model Capezio uses this term a lot to describe several models of theirs that are "built on the same last as -but with a tapered toe " or a dozen other variations Meaning: the shoe they are describing is built in the same cut out shape as another model of theirs-but with a slight variation And in the example above, the shoe has a "tapered toe "

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to have the last laugh: see laugh last-minute: see minute the last straw: see straw last thing: see thing. A unit of volume or weight varying for different commodities and in different districts, equal to about 80 bushels, 640 gallons, or 2 tons. Fermat's last theorem Last Mountain Lake Custer's Last Stand

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lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place"

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a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels

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in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear"; "knows the newest dances"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique"

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This indicates the most recent trade of a security

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to be determined individually" most unlikely or unsuitable; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job" more recently than any other time; "I saw him last in London" the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values

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highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was

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Also called a form or forma, it is the mold of a human foot (from just above the ankle down) around which a shoe is built The last determines how a shoe fits; whether high volume, narrow, wide, for women's feet, or men's feet A well-designed last is necessary for a good fitting boot and truly reflects the art of shoemaking

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conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"

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If you do something last, you do it after everyone else does, or after you do everything else. I testified last I was always picked last for the football team at school The foreground, nearest the viewer, is painted last

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Wooden model of a human foot, used to construct finer shoes either wholly or partially by hand

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holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes

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{f} continue; suffice, be enough; remain alive, survive; endure; persist

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Enables direct paging to the last page of browse information in the Status of Requisitions, Cosignature Requisitions, and Templates screens Brings up the Item Information Screen of the last item specified in a Purchase Request when accessed from the Item Information Screen

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The interior shape of a boot shell or liner

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Next before the present; as, I saw him last week

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the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"

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a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds

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You can use expressions such as the last I heard and the last she heard to introduce a piece of information that is the most recent that you have on a particular subject. The last I heard, Joe and Irene were still happily married

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A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at 4,000 lbs

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occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"

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after all others; finally, at the end; most recently

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the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"

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You can use phrases such as the last but one, the last but two, or the last but three, to refer to the thing or person that is, for example, one, two, or three before the final person or thing in a group or series. It's the last but one day in the athletics programme The British team finished last but one

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Foot shaped wooden form on which shoes are stretched and sewn

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Form over which shoes are shaped

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of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth

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You use last in expressions such as last Friday, last night, and last year to refer, for example, to the most recent Friday, night, or year. I got married last July He never made it home at all last night It is not surprising they did so badly in last year's elections

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emphasis You can use last to indicate that something is extremely undesirable or unlikely. The last thing I wanted to do was teach He would be the last person who would do such a thing. Last is also a pronoun. I would be the last to say that science has explained everything

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to be determined individually"

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the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values"

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the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"

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This Takes you to the Last permit issued in the county / township

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To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence

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occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites"

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To endure use, or continue in existence, without impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than that; the fuel will last through the winter

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the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"

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A shaped piece of wood or metal on which the shoe is built The shape of the last determines the shape of the shoe Shoes are made in three basic shapes: straight, curved and semi-curved, but all three shapes vary from company to company as each company has its own lasts

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If you say that something has happened at last or at long last you mean it has happened after you have been hoping for it for a long time. I'm so glad that we've found you at last! Here, at long last, was the moment he had waited for At last the train arrived in the station = finally

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coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"

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highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was to be determined individually"

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At a time next preceding the present time

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In conclusion; finally

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Ironically, the "last" is the first thing that an athletic shoe manufacturer starts with during shoe assembly The last is a jig, the size and shape of a foot Sometimes, it's the foot of some alien being given how some sneakers fit! It serves as a central form for shoe construction After completing shoe assembly, the manufacturer removes the last

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