Meanings
nounshoe tree (plural shoe trees)
plural shoe trees · alternative shoetree
- A device approximating the shape of a foot that is placed inside a shoe when it is being stored to preserve its shape and extend the life of the shoe.
Bryce dutifully picked up after him — placing the suit on a wooden hanger and filling the lace-ups with shoe trees.
1986, Craig G. Harris, “Weekend Plans”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 135
Translations
Bulgarian калъп
- калъп (kalăp)device to preserve the shape of a shoe
Czech obuvnické kopyto
- obuvnické kopytodevice to preserve the shape of a shoe
Finnish lepolesti, lesti
- lepolestidevice to preserve the shape of a shoe
- lestidevice to preserve the shape of a shoe
French embauchoir
- embauchoirdevice to preserve the shape of a shoe
German Schuhspanner
- Schuhspannerdevice to preserve the shape of a shoe
Hungarian sámfa
- sámfadevice to preserve the shape of a shoe
Irish brógchrann
- brógchranndevice to preserve the shape of a shoe
Italian tendiscarpe
- tendiscarpedevice to preserve the shape of a shoe
Norwegian Bokmål skoblokk
- skoblokkdevice to preserve the shape of a shoe
Polish prawidło
- prawidłodevice to preserve the shape of a shoe
Romanian șan
- șandevice to preserve the shape of a shoe
Russian растя́жка для о́буви
- растя́жка для о́буви (rastjážka dlja óbuvi)device to preserve the shape of a shoe
Spanish horma
- hormadevice to preserve the shape of a shoe
Cite this entry
APA
shoe tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoe%20tree
MLA
“shoe tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoe%20tree. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoe tree,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoe%20tree.
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