Associations to the word «Goodyear»

Wiktionary

GOODYEAR WELT, noun. A method of shoe construction in which the insole, upper, and welt are sewn together and the welt is then stitched to the outsole so as to leave the upper surface of the insole free of tacks and stitches.

Dictionary definition

GOODYEAR, noun. United States inventor of vulcanized rubber (1800-1860).

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope