| Souvenir from a paintball game, maybe |
The Atlantic |
02 Mar 2026 |
| Antihistamine target, perhaps |
LA Times Daily |
01 Mar 2026 |
| Fight night souvenir, perhaps |
New York Times |
20 Jan 2026 |
| Raised ridge |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Dec 2025 |
| Strengthened border of a garment |
Puzzler Backwords |
03 Dec 2025 |
| Swollen mark |
LA Times Daily |
10 Nov 2025 |
| Lash mark |
New York Times |
11 Sep 2025 |
| Lasting lash effect |
New York Times |
24 Jul 2025 |
| Strengthened border of a garment |
Puzzler Backwords |
12 Jul 2025 |
| Skin bump after a blow |
USA Today Quick |
11 Jul 2025 |
| German for "world" |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
16 Jun 2025 |
| Die ___, German national newspaper published since 1946; literally, 'The Time' (4) |
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| Fit tighthead substituted for loosehead with swollen bruise (4) |
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| Raised seam |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Jun 2025 |
| Die ___, German language newspaper founded in 1946 |
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| Part of a shoe left in the rain (4) |
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| Die ___, German national daily newspaper first published in 1946 (4) |
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| Strengthened border of a garment |
Puzzler Backwords |
12 Feb 2025 |
| Raised mark shown in towel taken (4) |
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| Leather strip sewn around the edge of a shoe |
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| Whipping mark |
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| Wheal |
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| Paintball-game souvenir, maybe |
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| Mark left in rainy weather (4) |
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| Allergic reaction, perhaps |
LA Times Daily |
23 Oct 2024 |
| Nasty red mark |
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| A blow made by a shoe maker (4) |
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| Dieter's World is hit (4) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
23 Jul 2024 |
| Shoe's leather edging |
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| Strap mark |
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| Strengthened border of a garment |
Puzzler Backwords |
04 Jun 2024 |
| Painful mark |
USA Today |
01 Jun 2024 |
| Painful bump |
Commuter |
17 May 2024 |
| Raised seam |
Family Time |
13 May 2024 |
| Shoe part found in sweltering conditions (4) |
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| Painful mark that could be caused by a paintball |
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| Band with Rocket Man not performing (4) |
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| Reinforced area of garment |
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| Blow mark |
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| Shoe's strip |
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| Found in a shoe or in a towel today (4) |
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| Part that joins upper to sole (4) |
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| Mark left with the flick of the towel. Tom (4) |
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| Raised scar |
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| Raised, swollen mark, say (rhymes with "melt") |
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| Raised ridge |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Jul 2023 |
| Result of a sting, maybe |
LA Times Daily |
29 May 2023 |
| Paintball injury |
Universal |
05 May 2023 |
| Raised scar (rhymes with "felt") |
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| Strengthening border means the world to a German |
The Guardian Cryptic |
15 Dec 2022 |
| Flea bite mark |
USA Today |
11 Dec 2022 |
| Paintball battle souvenir |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Oct 2022 |
| Shoemaker's strip |
Newsday |
07 Jul 2022 |
| Hives mark |
Universal |
16 Feb 2022 |
| Swollen mark |
New York Times |
16 Nov 2021 |
| Raised scar (rhymes with "belt") |
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| Lash mark |
LA Times Daily |
31 Oct 2021 |
| Shoe strengthener; beat soundly |
The Guardian Speedy |
29 Aug 2021 |
| Bottom of well covered by moist leather strip |
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| Swollen mark |
New York Times |
05 Jul 2021 |
| Raised skin ridge (rhymes with "melt") |
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| Paintball souvenir? |
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| Paintball souvenir? |
LA Times Daily |
01 Apr 2021 |
| Sign of an allergic reaction |
USA Today |
22 Mar 2021 |
| Mark from a paintball fight, say |
Universal |
24 Feb 2021 |
| Weal |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Dec 2020 |
| Raised ridge |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Sep 2020 |
| Whipping reminder |
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| Bump from a blow |
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| Possible symptom of an allergic reaction |
New York Times |
19 Mar 2020 |
| Mark left by a whip |
New York Times |
06 Jan 2020 |
| Mark left by a whip |
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| Paintball mark |
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| Shoemaker's strip |
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| Raised mark |
USA Today |
08 Dec 2019 |
| Evidence of a lashing |
USA Today |
29 Sep 2019 |
| Reminder of a blow |
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| Paintball memento |
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| Raised mark on the skin |
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| Paintball mark |
Universal |
01 Mar 2019 |
| Evidence of a lashing |
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| Paintball mark |
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| Reminder of a hit-by-pitch |
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| Reminder of a hit |
New York Times |
10 Nov 2018 |
| Whipping upraising |
Universal |
26 Sep 2018 |
| A sign of injury in Wagner's world |
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| Result of a lashing |
New York Times |
27 Jun 2018 |
| Raised ridge |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Jun 2018 |
| Result of a lashing |
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| Reminder of a hit |
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| Raised ridge |
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| Whipping upraising |
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| Evidence of a whipping |
USA Today |
28 Oct 2017 |
| Paintball result, maybe |
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| Evidence of a whipping |
New York Times |
27 Sep 2017 |
| Shoemaker's strip |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Jul 2017 |
| Bruise |
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| Fabric ridge |
Universal |
22 Jun 2017 |
| Shoe strip |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Apr 2017 |
| Flog the opening bat, dismissed by a wide, with part of a 3 Dn. |
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| Mark left by a whip |
USA Today |
11 Mar 2017 |
| Raised seam or skin mark |
Universal |
11 Feb 2017 |
| Fabric ridge |
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| Evidence of a whipping |
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| Evidence of a whipping |
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| Temporary skin damage |
LA Times Daily |
25 Nov 2016 |
| Shoemaker's strip |
LA Times Daily |
28 Oct 2016 |
| Lash mark |
New York Times |
24 Oct 2016 |
| Part 5 of the word ladder |
New York Times |
27 Sep 2016 |
| Lash mark |
Universal |
21 Sep 2016 |
| Mark left by a whip |
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| Shoe strip |
Newsday |
28 Feb 2016 |
| Part 5 of the word ladder |
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| Lash mark |
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| Lash mark |
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| Getting hit with a BB might leave you with one |
Family Time |
14 Sep 2015 |
| It runs along the outsole edge |
Newsday |
04 Jul 2015 |
| Evidence of a big hit |
New York Times |
28 Feb 2015 |
| Shoemaker's strip |
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| Evidence of a big hit |
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| It runs along the outsole edge |
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| Lashing reminder |
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| Flogging memento |
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| Whip mark |
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| Mark left by a whip |
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| Possible result of an allergic reaction |
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| Whip mark |
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| Whip mark |
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| Whip mark |
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| Whip mark |
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| Lash marking |
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| Shoe strip |
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| Painful skin ridge |
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| Painful skin ridge |
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| Lash marking |
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| Masochist's mark |
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| Raised ridge |
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| Shoe strengthener |
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| Part of a shoe |
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| Raised seam |
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| Stinging reminder |
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| Shoemaker's strip |
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| Sore spot |
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| Seamstress's strip |
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| Whipping memento |
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| Shoe strip |
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| Painful ridge |
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| Raised seam |
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| Raised seam |
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| Whip mark |
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| Painful ridge |
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| Ornamental shoe strip |
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| Raised stripe |
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| Cobbler's strip |
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| Lash mark |
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| Whipping memento |
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| Result of a whipping |
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| Raised stripe |
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| Raised mark |
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| Mark from a whipping |
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| Shoe strengthener |
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| Raised seam |
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| Lash mark |
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| Ornamental shoe strip |
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| Whipping reminder |
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| Ornamental shoe strip |
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| Mark from a blow |
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| Lash mark |
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| Lash mark |
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| Mark from a blow |
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| Mark left by a whip |
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| Raised mark |
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| Leather strip |
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| Shoemaker's strip |
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| Fight reminder |
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| Result of a whupping |
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| Contusion |
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| Sore spot |
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| Shoe ornament |
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| Sole/upper link |
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| Whipping memento |
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| Mark of punishment |
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| Raised mark |
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| Ring result |
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| Ridge |
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| Whipping memento |
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| Shoemaking strip |
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| Holyfield damage |
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| Bruise brother |
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| Whiplash consequence |
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| Flogging memento |
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| Fight reminder |
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| Caning memento |
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| Whip mark |
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| Shoe part |
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| Lashing reminder |
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| Flesh wale |
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| Shoe strengthener |
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| Lash mark |
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| Shoe part |
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| Lashing leaving |
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| Ridge |
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| Whipping memento |
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| Lash memento |
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| Seamstress's strip |
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| Bug bite |
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| Flogging memento |
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| Whipping reminder |
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| Whip lash |
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| Ridge |
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| Strip of shoe leather |
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| Shoe feature |
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| Lash mark |
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| Shoe part |
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| Result of a blow |
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| Leather strip |
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| Strip |
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| Seam strengthener |
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| Part of a shoe. |
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| Strip of shoe leather. |
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| Protective edging. |
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| Leather strip. |
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| Ridge. |
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| Type of seam. |
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| Relative of piping. |
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| Strip of leather on a shoe. |
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| Leather strip on a shoe. |
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| Covered cord sewed on a seam. |
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| Piece of shoe leather. |
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| Ornamental finish along a seam. |
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