midsole

noun

mid·​sole ˈmid-ˌsōl How to pronounce midsole (audio)
: a layer (as of leather or rubber) between the insole and the outsole of a shoe

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The technology not only allowed designers to identify parts of the shoe that weren’t being used, for example 5.2 percent of the volume of the midsole foam had no impact. Kieran Alger, Wired News, 7 May 2025 Each step is cushioned with its high stack of premium midsole foam. Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2025 From trendy tote bags and fanny packs made out of billboard vinyl to casual and recovery footwear made from leftover running shoe midsole scraps, the following four companies are doing their best to keep our planet’s landfills and oceans from overflowing with trash. Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2025 This is accomplished by splitting the midsole into three sections that band and move independently. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midsole

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of midsole was in 1926

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“Midsole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midsole. Accessed 19 May. 2025.

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