2007-10-29 22:35:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
From the shoe business.
The vamp or upper is the visible part of the shoe. To re-vamp a shoe is giving an old/same shoe a new look.
Check wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe#Vamp.2C_or_upper
2007-10-29 22:44:17 · answer #1 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vamp was originally a noun meaning"part of a stocking that covers the foot and ankle." Sense evolved to "provide a stocking with a new vamp"(1599), to "patch up,repair" to "extemporise."
Or to give it it's modern meaning"to give new and improved form,or structure,or appearance to".In other words a new and improved version.
2007-10-30 05:54:42 · answer #2 · answered by the gunners 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So, what abour "vamp" for a sexy actress?
2007-10-30 12:03:46 · answer #3 · answered by captbullshot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
french: avant pie, a sort of shoe repair.
2007-10-30 05:46:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋