For other uses, see Hobnail disambiguation . Image Hobnail PSF .png thumb A hobnail Image Aa hobnailedboots 01.jpg thumb A pair of hobnailed boots In footwear , a hobnail is a short nail with a thick head used to increase the durability of boot Sole shoe soles . Hobnailed boots known in Scotland as tackety boots are boots with hobnails nails inserted into the soles of the boots , usually installed in a regular pattern, over the sole. They also usually have an iron horseshoe shaped insert, called a heel iron , to strengthen the heel, and an iron toe piece. The hobnails project below the sole and provide traction on soft or rocky ground, ice, and snow, but they tend to slide on smooth hard surfaces. They have been used since antiquity for inexpensive durable footwear, often by workmen and the military , including as the trench boot s of World War I . They gained particular notoriety during the Second World War as the standard footwear of German troops, which in conjunction with the distinctive goose step march upon cobblestone streets, left a lasting impression of their martial entrance into countless towns and villages throughout Occupied Europe. ref cite web url http www.worldwar1.com dbc l tanks.htm title Little Tanks The American Field Shoe Boot& 93 publisher Worldwar1.com date 1918 11 11 accessdate 2009 09 06 ref Etymology Hobnail ref Chambers s etymological dictionary of the English language http books.google.com books?id ni8FAQAAIAAJ&pg PA231&lpg PA231&dq hobnail ref Stud ref Chambers s etymological dictionary of the English language http books.google.com books?id r30KAAAAIAAJ&pg RA1 PA497&dq stud ref References Reflist Clothing stub Category Footwear Category Shoemaking ... more details
wiktionarypar hobnail A hobnail is a short nail with a thick head used to increase the durability of boot soles. Hobnail may also refer to A pattern of glassware sometimes called Fenton Hobnail where the body of the piece has a regular array of bumps, as if finished with glass hobnails A popular song from 1907, performed by Billy Williams music hall performer Billy Williams Hobnailed liver is medical jargon for Cirrhosis cirrhosis of the liver A term used to describe cellular morphology pathognomonic for clear cell adenocarcinoma of the ovary disambig ... more details
Hobnail hemangioendothelioma may refer to Retiform hemangioendothelioma Endovascular papillary hemangioendothelioma disambig Category Dermal and subcutaneous growths ... more details
Hobnail Peak coor dm 78 32 S 161 53 E is a triangular rock bluff immediately south of Mount Tricouni , on the east side of Skelton Glacier in Victoria Land . Explored in 1957 by the New Zealand party, of the Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition 1956 58 , and named in association with Clinker Bluff and Mount Tricouni. usgs gazetteer Category Mountains of the Ross Dependency Category Hillary Coast RossDependency geo stub ... more details
Targetoid hemosiderotic hemangioma also known as a Hobnail hemangioma ref name Bolognia cite book author Rapini, Ronald P. Bolognia, Jean L. Jorizzo, Joseph L. title Dermatology 2 Volume Set publisher Mosby location St. Louis year 2007 pages isbn 1 4160 2999 0 oclc doi accessdate ref is a cutaneous condition characterized by a central brown or violaceous papule that is surrounded by an ecchymotic halo. ref name Andrews James, William Berger, Timothy Elston, Dirk 2005 . Andrews Diseases of the Skin Clinical Dermatology . 10th ed. . Saunders. ISBN 0 7216 2921 0. ref rp 595 See also Skin lesion List of cutaneous conditions References reflist Dermal growth stub Category Dermal and subcutaneous growths ... more details
Mount Tricouni coor dm 78 30 S 161 57 E is a prominent summit topography peak , 1,630 m, rising steeply 2 nautical miles 3.7 km north of Hobnail Peak on the east side of Skelton Glacier , in the Hillary Coast region of the Ross Dependency . Surveyed and named in 1957 by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition , 1956 58. So named because it resembles a tricouni, a saw toothed nail used on soles of alpine boots. usgs gazetteer DEFAULTSORT Tricouni, Mount Category Mountains of the Ross Dependency Category Hillary Coast RossDependency geo stub ... more details
For The Bled album by the same name Silent Treatment The Bled album Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name The Silent Treatment Type Album Artist Mark Deutrom Cover The silent treatment.jpg Released April 16, 2001 Recorded March, 1998 Genre Alternative rock Length 52 24 Label Tee Pee Records Producer Reviews Allmusic Rating 3 5 Allmusic class album id r527661 pure url yes link Last album This album The Silent Treatment br 2001 Next album The Gate album br 2006 The Silent Treatment is an album by Mark Deutrom , which was released in 2001 through Tee Pee Records . Track listing Toshiro Mifune The Hobnail Paisley El Morocco One Thousand Delights Chihuahua Coffinmakers Complaint Fat Hamlet The Hottentot Venus Borehole Your Necklace Revelator A Catastrophe Honey Drop Gateau D amour Van Diemen s Land Candlelight and Wisteria Personnel Mark Deutrom Etcetera John Evans Drum s DEFAULTSORT Silent Treatment Category 2001 albums ... more details
Infobox disease ICDO ICDO 9130 1 Retiform hemangioendothelioma also known as a Hobnail hemangioendothelioma ref name Bolognia cite book author Rapini, Ronald P. Bolognia, Jean L. Jorizzo, Joseph L. title Dermatology 2 Volume Set publisher Mosby location St. Louis year 2007 pages isbn 1 4160 2999 0 oclc doi accessdate ref is a low grade angiosarcoma , first described in 1994, presenting as a slow growing exophytic mass, dermal plaque, or subcutaneous nodule. ref name Andrews James, William Berger, Timothy Elston, Dirk 2005 . Andrews Diseases of the Skin Clinical Dermatology . 10th ed. . Saunders. ISBN 0 7216 2921 0. ref rp 601 See also Skin lesion List of cutaneous conditions References reflist Vascular tumors DEFAULTSORT Retiform Hemangioendothelioma Category Dermal and subcutaneous growths Dermal growth stub ... more details
BLP sources date August 2009 Patrick Clifford born in New York City , 1966 is a musician , songwriter , and Record producer producer of Irish music Irish and folk music , best known as a key member of Four to the Bar a mainstay of the 1990s New York City New York Irish music scene. Like many New York City New York Irish musicians, he received his earliest training from the renowned Martin Mulvihill , on piano accordion . His primary instrument with Four to the Bar was the bass guitar bass , but he also added piano , guitar , and piano accordion accordion to the band s sound, on both stage and recordings. As a songwriter , he wrote two tracks for the band s watershed album, Another Son album Another Son The Western Shore song The Western Shore ref http www.ascap.com ace search.cfm?requesttimeout 300&mode results&searchstr 881754792&search in i&search type exact&search det t,s,w,p,b,v&results pp 25&start 1 Publishing information for The Western Shore. ref and The Old Men Admiring Themselves in the Water music only . ref http www.ascap.com ace search.cfm?requesttimeout 300&mode results&searchstr 881754853&search in i&search type exact&search det t,s,w,p,b,v&results pp 25&start 1 Publishing information for The Old Men Admiring Themselves in the Water. ref He and guitarist Martin Kelleher are generally credited with the production of both of Four to the Bar s full length albums Another Son album Another Son is notable for its elegance and Craic on the Road album Craic on the Road for its punch and atmosphere. In 1993, he produced Sky in My Hand album Sky in My Hand , the first release by New York City New York folk singer songwriter Liz Dacey . This recording was engineered by Virgil Moorefield . In 2008, he recorded, mixed, and mastered To the Fray album To the Fray , an album by the band Hobnail band Hobnail . He also played bass and sang on this release. ref http www.hobnailmusic.com hobnail music recordings Liner notes for To the Fray . ref In 2010, he released Ameri ... more details
wiktionarypar hob Hob or HOB may refer to Hob folklore , a household spirit in Northern England A generic term for various dwarf mythology Dwarf like and Elf like magical creatures in Germanic folklore A devil The top cooking surface on a Kitchen stove stove A male ferret A tool used in hobbing , or gear making A robot like creature in the webcomic Dresden Codak A stake used as a target in the game of quoits A hobnail on a hobnailed boot HOB GmbH 26 Co KG HOB GmbH & Co. KG , an international computer company Acronyms and codes Hoboken Verzeichnis , the catalogue of the compositions of Joseph Haydn House of Blues , a chain of music halls and restaurants Hemne og Orkladal Billag , a Norwegian transport company House Office Building, where members of the United States House of Representatives work. See Congressional office buildings . Lea County Regional Airport in Hobbs, New Mexico IATA Code HOB Hang On Back filter, a type of Filter aquarium aquarium filter . High Off Boresight, usually when referring to an air to air missile capable of being used when not pointing boresighted at a target People with the given name Hob Hob Gadling , a fictional character from the The Sandman Vertigo Sandman comic book series by Neil Gaiman Hob, the title character from the madrigal Who made thee, Hob, forsake the plough? by William Byrd disambig da Hob de HOB fr HOB it HOB ... more details
Endovascular papillary angioendothelioma also known as a Dabska tumor ref name Andrews , Dabska type hemangioendothelioma, ref name Bolognia Hobnail hemangioendothelioma, ref name Bolognia Malignant endovascular papillary angioendothelioma, ref name Bolognia Papillary intralymphatic angioendothelioma ref name Bolognia cite book author Rapini, Ronald P. Bolognia, Jean L. Jorizzo, Joseph L. title Dermatology 2 Volume Set publisher Mosby location St. Louis year 2007 pages isbn 1 4160 2999 0 oclc doi accessdate ref is a rare low grade angiosarcoma that presents as a slow growing tumor on the head, neck, or extremity of infants or young children. ref name Andrews James, William Berger, Timothy Elston, Dirk 2005 . Andrews Diseases of the Skin Clinical Dermatology . 10th ed. . Saunders. ISBN 0 7216 2921 0. ref rp 601 gallery File Dabska histo.jpg Low power photomicrograph of an endovascular papillary angioendothelioma showing papillae with hyalinized cores File Dabska histo2.jpg High power view showing a vascular tumor with cuboidal endothelium lining the vessels. Few entrapped seminiferous tubules are also noted arrow . gallery See also List of cutaneous conditions References reflist Dermal growth stub Vascular tumors Category Dermal and subcutaneous growths ... more details
Slobbery Jim was a leader of the 1850s New York City gang , the Daybreak Boys . The gang was formed in the late 1840s in the slum of Five Points, Manhattan Five Points with membership drawn from teenaged Ireland Irish immigrants. The gang committed robberies, ship sabotage and frequent murders along the East River . The Daybreak Boys are believed to have caused the loss of at least 100,000 in property and committed at least 20 murders between 1850 and 1852. 1 Slobbery Jim assumed leadership of the gang with Bill Lowrie in 1853 after three of the gang s leaders were arrested after a failed attempt to raid the brig of the William Watson . However, he had to flee New York City to avoid prosecution for the murder of fellow Daybreak Boy Patsy the Barber . The two had robbed and murdered a German immigrant who had just arrived in the US. However, the pair got into a fight at a criminal dive called the Hole in the Wall over the distribution of the twelve cents taken from the victim. Slobbery Jim wanted the lion s share as he had thrown the man into the river while Patsy the Barber wanted an equal share as he had bludgeoned the victim in the first place. Slobbery Jim tried to bite Patsy the Barber s nose off while Patsy the Barber tried to stab Slobbery Jim s throat. After a lengthy fight, Slobbery Jim ended up cutting Patsy the Barber s throat before stomping him to death with his Hobnail footwear hobnail boots . Slobbery Jim is believed to have ended up in the Southern United States where he rose to the rank of captain in the Confederate States Army . Footnotes 1 Background History of the Daybreak Boys Op Cit. References Herbert Asbury , The Gangs of New York an Informal History of the Underworld Wheeler Publishing, Waterville, Maine 2003 ISBN 1 58724 463 2 especially pages 46 47 originally written in 1927, this book was the basis of the Martin Scorsese film, Gangs of New York Michael and Ariane Batterbury, On the Town in New York The Landmark History of Eating, Drinking ... more details
For the Latin Rite liturgical garment Liturgical stockings distinguish2 the Roman Emperor Caligula RomanMilitary Image Caligae from side.jpg thumb A Roman caliga Caligae Latin singular caliga are heavy soled hob nailed military boots known for being issued to Roman legion ary soldiers and auxiliaries throughout the Roman Republic and Roman Empire Empire . Worn by all ranks up to and including Centurion Roman army centurions , no other shoes in history stand as much symbol for the expansion of an empire than the famed caligae. The caligae can resemble modern sandals but were actually marching boots. Sandals proper were not worn outside by the Romans, rather they were regarded as indoor footwear, sometimes even carried by slaves to be changed into for such things as banquets. Design File Caliga Qasr Ibrim.jpg left thumb An original caliga found at Qasr Ibrim , Egypt The open design of caligae allowed for the free passage of air to the feet and, unlike modern military boots, was specifically designed so as to reduce the likelihood of blisters forming during forced marches, as well as other disabling foot conditions like tinea or trench foot . Socks were not normally worn with caligae, although in colder climates such as Britain, woolen socks were used. Caligae were constructed from three leather layers of which the top formed the outer shell. They were laced up the center of the foot and onto the top of the ankle. Additionally, iron Hobnail footwear hobnail s were hammered into the soles, to provide the caligae with reinforcement and traction, and allowed the Roman soldier to inflict damage by stomping. Shoes outside the military Various other types of leather footwear were worn within the Roman empire. The carlatina was a sandal made from one piece of leather with a soft sole and openwork upper fastened by a lace. A soccus was a sole without hobnails and a separate leather upper. A calceus was a hobnailed footwear secured by laces. A solea was a simple sandal with a t ... more details
Infobox Disease Name Cystic nephroma Image Cystic nephroma low mag.jpg Caption Micrograph of a cystic nephroma left of image . Normal kidney is seen on the right. H&E stain . DiseasesDB ICD10 ICD10 D 30 0 d 10 ICD9 ICD9 223.0 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID A cystic nephroma , also known as multilocular cystic nephroma , mixed epithelial stromal tumour MEST and renal epithelial stromal tumour REST , ref name pmid17414095 cite journal author Turbiner J, Amin MB, Humphrey PA, et al. title Cystic nephroma and mixed epithelial and stromal tumor of kidney a detailed clinicopathologic analysis of 34 cases and proposal for renal epithelial and stromal tumor REST as a unifying term journal Am. J. Surg. Pathol. volume 31 issue 4 pages 489 500 year 2007 month April pmid 17414095 doi 10.1097 PAS.0b013e31802bdd56 url ref is a type of rare benign kidney tumour . Symptoms Cystic nephromas are often asymptomatic. They are typically discovered on medical imaging incidentally i.e. an incidentaloma . Diagnosis Cystic nephromas are diagnosed by biopsy or excision. It is important to correctly diagnose them as, radiologically, they may mimic the appearance of a renal cell carcinoma that is cystic. ref Small JE et al. Cystic Nephroma. BrighamRAD Teaching Case Database. URL http brighamrad.harvard.edu Cases bwh hcache 385 full.html http brighamrad.harvard.edu Cases bwh hcache 385 full.html . Accessed July 25, 2009. ref Pathologic diagnosis Image Cystic nephroma high mag.jpg thumb right 250px High magnification micrograph of a cystic nephroma showing the characteristic simple epithelium with hobnail morphology, and the ovary ovarian like stroma of ovary stroma . H&E stain . The characteristics of cystic nephromas are Cyst s lined by a simple epithelium with a hobnail morphology , i.e. the nuclei of the cyst lining epithelium bulges into the lumen of the cysts, w ovary Ovarian like w stroma stroma that has a w spindle cell Spindle cell morphology, and has a Basoph ... more details
for the Wrisley Company in 1938. The bottles were made in French Opalescent glass with the hobnail ... Story, The early history of Fenton Hobnail. publisher fentonfan.com author Michael and Lori Palmer name history of hobnail ref In 1939, Fenton started selling Hobnail items in milk glass . Hobnail milk ... more details
Trench raiding clubs were homemade Melee weapon m l e weapons used by both the Allies of World War I Allies and the Central Powers during World War I . Club weapon Clubs were used during nighttime trench raiding expeditions as a quiet and effective way of killing or wounding enemy soldiers. The clubs were usually made out of wood. It was common practice to fix a metal object at the striking end e.g. an empty Mills bomb in order to maximize the injury inflicted. Another common design comprised a simple Stick fighting stave with the end drilled out and a lead weight inserted, with rows of large Hobnail footwear hobnails hammered in around its circumference. Most designs had some form of cord or leather strap at the end to wrap around the user s wrist. Trench clubs were manufactured in bulk by units based behind the lines. Typically, regimental carpenters and metal workers would make large numbers of the same design of club. They were generally used along with other quiet weapons such as trench knife trench knives , bayonets , hatchet s and Pickaxe Pickaxe handle pickaxe handles backed up with revolver s and hand grenade s. Popular culture In the film Defendor , the title character uses a trench club on a chain as his primary weapon and states that it had once belonged to his grandfather. See also Hand to hand combat Trench warfare External links http www.channel4.com history microsites L lostgeneration ww1 popup 611.html Photo of hob nailed trench club in Imperial War Museum http www.diggerhistory.info pages weapons enemy ww1.htm Photo of hob nailed trench club in a private collection http www.1914 1918.net Diaries wardiary 2msex.htm Account of a raid where a trench club was used to kill an officer Category World War I infantry weapons Category M l e weapons ... more details
October 2002 . Episode 1 The Mayor s Story Episode 2 The Bank s Story Episode 3 Hobnail s Story Episode ... to try to get the better of the Wrinklies. Episode 1 Introducing Mr. Piggy Episode 2 Hobnail In Love ... more details
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More footnotes date June 2011 Image Landler dance pattern.png thumb right 250px Landler rhythm . ref name Blatter Blatter, Alfred 2007 . Revisiting music theory a guide to the practice , p.28. ISBN 0 415 97440 2. ref The l ndler is a folk dance in time signature 3 4 time which was popular in Austria , south Germany , German Switzerland , and Slovenia at the end of the 18th century. It is a dance for couples which strongly features hopping and stamping. It was sometimes purely instrumental and sometimes had a vocal part, sometimes featuring yodeling . When dance hall s became popular in Europe in the 19th century, the l ndler was made quicker and more elegant, and the men shed the hobnail boots which they wore to dance it. Along with a number of other folk dances from Germany and Bohemia , it is thought to have contributed to the evolution of the waltz . A number of european classical music classical composer s wrote or included l ndler in their music, including Ludwig van Beethoven , Franz Schubert and Anton Bruckner . In several of his symphonies Gustav Mahler replaced the scherzo with a l ndler. The Carinthia duchy Carinthia n folk tune quoted in Alban Berg s Violin Concerto Berg Violin Concerto is a l ndler, and another features in Act II of his opera Wozzeck . The German Dances of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn also resemble l ndler. Britten s Peter Grimes features a L ndler in the scene where a dance night is occurring in the Hall. The Broadway musical and later film The Sound of Music features a scene where the protagonists Maria von Trapp Maria and Georg Ludwig von Trapp Captain von Trapp dance a l ndler however, it is not a traditional but a choreographed form. The instrumental tune used in that sequence is a slowed down re arrangement of a song heard earlier in the show, The Lonely Goatherd . See also List of folk dances sorted by origin Austria Austrian folk dances Austrian folk dancing Music of Austria Waltz Schuhplattler Zwiefacher Mazurka Pols ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image WetsuitBootPair.jpg thumb right A pair of zippered wetsuit boots. Note the reinforced sole for protection. In water sports a bootee , bootie , or wetsuit boot is a thick sock like garment made of wetsuit material. They serve the dual purpose of protecting the diver s feet when walking out of water, with or without a wetsuit, and keeping their feet warm underwater. Bootee functions Thermal skin In many water sports such as scuba diving , surfing , kayaking , windsurfing , sailing and even fishing bootees are worn as a means of keeping the feet warm in the same way that a wetsuit would. The neoprene material is impervious to water and acts as a skin of insulation trapping the wearer s body heat. Bootee thickness is proportional to how cold the water in which the user will be and can be above or below the standard of 5 6 mm of neoprene . In warmer climates where the thermal qualities of the bootee are not so important, a bootee with a thickness of 2 3.5 mm is common. The leg of the bootee may have a zipper down one side or may be tightened with a velcro strap at the front of the bootee. Where a bootee is worn with a wetsuit it is normally tucked into the leg of the wetsuit to minimise the loss of body heat and to keep foreign objects out. Foot protection A bootee usually has a reinforced Sole shoe sole for walking. Typically, this is a rubber compound that is thicker and tougher than the neoprene used for the upper part of the bootee but is still flexible. The reinforced sole provides the wearer with some protection when walking across shingle, coral and other sharp objects. For scuba diving For scuba diving the sole of the bootee should not be so thick that the diver cannot get a diver s swimfin fin on over it. Divers wearing bootees usually need fins with a foot part larger than with bare feet. Some manufacturers make bootees with soles reinforced with rubber hobnail s which can not be worn with fins and were likely int ... more details
Image HAB ww1 1918.jpg thumb WWI soldier wearing trench boots The trench boot sometimes known as the Pershing boot was a combat boot used in World War I by British, American, French and Belgian forces, made for the cold mud of trench warfare . Evolution Introduction The 1917 Trench Boot was an adaptation of the boots American manufacturers were selling to the French and Belgian armies at the beginning of World War I. In American service, it replaced the Russet Marching Shoe. The boot was made of tanned cowhide with a half middle Sole shoe sole covered by a full sole, studded with five rows of hobnail s. ref name lt http www.worldwar1.com dbc l tanks.htm Little Tanks The American Field Shoe Boot& 93 Bot generated title ref Iron plates were fixed to the heel. It was a great improvement, however it lacked waterproofing, leading to trench foot . ref cite journal author Atenstaedt RL title Trench foot the medical response in the first World War 1914 18 journal Wilderness Environ Med volume 17 issue 4 pages 282 9 year 2006 pmid 17219792 doi 10.1580 06 WEME LH 027R.1 ref Improvements In January 1918 the Chief Quartermaster for the U.S. Army met with a board of officers at American Expeditionary Force Headquarters to make recommendations in order to improve the footwear of soldiers. The findings of the board were sent to General John Pershing , who approved the proposed changes. He cabled the study to The War Department for action. Shortly following, the improved 1918 Trench Boot , also called the Pershing Boot was born. ref name lt http www.worldwar1.com dbc l tanks.htm Little Tanks The American Field Shoe Boot& 93 Bot generated title ref It used heavier leather in its construction, and had several minor changes from the 1917 Boot, including a thicker sole and improved waterproofing. ref name lt http www.worldwar1.com dbc l tanks.htm Little Tanks The American Field Shoe Boot& 93 Bot generated title ref Due to the boots greater size, they were known as Little Tanks by the s ... more details
Image Five Ten Anasazi Verde.jpg thumb right 300px Climbing shoe Missing image removed Image Mad Rock Mugen.jpg thumb right 300px Climbing shoe A climbing shoe is a specialized type of footwear designed for climbing rock climbing . Typical climbing shoes have a close fit, little if any padding , and a smooth, sticky rubber sole shoe sole with an extended rubber rand. Unsuited to walking and hiking, climbing shoes are typically donned at the base of a climb. ref name freedom cite book edition 7 editor Cox, Steven M. and Kris Fulsaas, ed. title Mountaineering The Freedom of the Hills publisher The Mountaineers isbn 0 89886 828 9 location Seattle year 2003 09 ref Construction Modern climbing shoes use carefully crafted multi piece patterns to conform very closely to the wearer s feet. Leather is the most common upper material, with other materials such as fabric and synthetic leather also employed. The climbing rubber used for soles was developed specifically for rock climbing. Climbing shoes manufactured with a downward pointing toe box increase the ability to stand on small holds and pockets at the expense of both comfort and the ability to smearing smear . Approach shoes are hybrids between light weight hiking shoes and climbing shoes offering some of the qualities of each. Shoe fit Climbing shoes fit very closely to support the foot and allow the climber to use small footholds effectively. Most climbers forgo sock s in order to achieve a more precise fit. As a result of their tightness, most climbing shoes, particularly the more aggressive or technical styles, are uncomfortable when properly fitted. History Early rock climbers used heavy soled mountaineering boots studded with metal cleats and hobnail s. An advance on this for dry rock, were boots with Vibram soles, with a pattern of rubber studs developed by Vitale Bramani in Italy in the 1930s. ref http www.livestrong.com article 355975 the history of climbing shoes ixzz1VDPr4L6ZIn ref In postwar Britain, a new g ... more details
for the 10th century Coptic saint Simon the Tanner Simon the Shoemaker was an associate of the Athenian philosopher Socrates in the late 5th century BCE. He is known mostly from the account given in Diogenes La rtius Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers . He is also mentioned in passing by Plutarch ref Plutarch, Maxime cum Principibus esse Disserendum , 776b ref and Synesius ref Synesius, Dion , 14 ref and another pupil of Socrates, Phaedo of Elis , is known to have written a dialogue called Simon . ref Diogenes La rtius, ii. 105 Suda, Phaidon ref Socrates was accustomed to visit Simon s shop, and converse with him on various subjects. These conversations Simon afterwards committed to writing, as far as he could remember them and it was said by some that he was the first person to write Socratic dialogues . His writings attracted the notice of Pericles , who offered to provide for his maintenance, if he would come and reside with him but Simon refused, on the grounds that he did not wish to surrender his independence. Diogenes La rtius lists thirty three conversations dialogi which were contained in one volume. In the past some scholars have suggested that Simon was a purely fictional figure, ref E. Zeller, 1868 , Socrates and the Socratic Schools , trans. O. J. Reichel. Longmans, Green & Co. ref perhaps invented by Phaedo of Elis for his dialogue Simon . However, archaeological investigations have revealed the remains of a shop near the Prytaneion Tholos in the southwest corner of the Agora of Athens which has yielded quantities of Hobnail footwear hobnails and a Pottery pot base with the word Simon s lang el inscribed on it. ref D. B. Thompson, 1960 , The House of Simon the Shoemaker , Archeology 13, 234 240. ref It cannot, of course, be certain if this is Simon s shop. In later times Simon seems to have been idealised by the Cynics . Among the surviving Cynic epistles , there are some spurious Socratic letters, written in the 2nd or 3rd century, in ... more details
Dress boots are short leather boot s worn by men. Built like dress shoes, but with uppers covering the ankle, versions of the boots are used as an alternative to these in bad weather or rough outdoor situation, and as a traditional option for day time formalwear . History Until the end of the Victorian fashion Victorian period, men did not wear shoes which were reserved for women , preferring only boots during daytime and court shoe court slippers pumps when eveningwear was worn. ref name CroonborgChart Croonborg 1907 . p. 211 ref At that time, long riding boots were common and dress boots were for more formal occasions, so patent leather was often used, as well as ordinary black calf. ref name CroonborgChart Gradually, these boots became more common for formal evening use, so that by the Edwardian era, patent boots were generally worn when there would be no dancing. Patent leather use during day dropped, and formal morning clothes soon incorporated either shoes or plain calf dress boots. In the evening, the wearing of both boots and court slippers similarly declined as shoes came to dominate, though slippers are still worn with white tie . As the use of riding boots declined with the advent of car s automobiles , another use for these short boots developed as tougher alternatives to shoes for harsh weather or terrain, where hobnail s would originally have been worn with sturdier versions of town boots. Now that shoes are so much more common than boots, and formal clothing is worn so infrequently, this is now the most frequent use of dress boots. ref Antongiavanni 2006 . p. 95 ref Form Formal boots With formalwear, dress boots are now only worn during the day, and are usually now black Oxford shoe Oxford boots of Balmoral cut in the English, not American, sense, i.e. the only seam descending to the welt is that of the toe cap . ref Antongiavanni 2006 . p. 93 ref The upper is usually softer, made of canvas or suede . Alternatively, the same Balmoral Shoe Vamp, or upp ... more details
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