1. a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot; - Example: "a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot" [syn: counter, heel counter]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
heel counter
n 1: a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot; "a
counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel
and to give support to the foot" [syn: counter, heel
counter]