Zappos.com - Glossary Terms
In addition to offering a wide variety of shoes, clothing, handbags, accessories, and more! We strive to provide you with the best service in the industry. We feel it is our duty to not only provide you with great service, but we would also like to provide a reference guide for you to learn more about us and our industry. We are giving you the inside scoop to our company glossary so you can learn about shoes, handbags and accessories just like us. We hope this guide is useful to you and will make you feel more confident about the features that our products provide. Enjoy!
Other Guides:
- Measurement Guide:
- A guide to how we measure our products
- Size Conversion Chart:
- A guide to find your correct size no matter the shoe's origin
- Markers
- Symbols or decorations used in place of numbers on the dial of the watch.
- Mary Jane
- The style of low heeled shoe with a strap across the instep. The strap can be attached with elastic or a buckle, making it easy to slip on and off.
- Metatarsal Bones
- Five long bones in the foot that help to move the body forward when walking or running. They form the top slope of the foot, from the instep to the toes.
- Microfiber
- An extremely fine synthetic fiber that can be woven into textiles with the texture and drape of natural fiber cloth.
- Mid-sole
- The layer of material between outsole and innersole used for reinforcement or cushioning.
- Minaudiere
- A small, heavily ornamented evening bag.
- Minktex®
- A lightweight, synthetic lining. It is backed to an open cell foam rubber to provide a trimmer fitting lining that still provides warmth to the wearer.
- Moccasin
- A shoe in which the bottom is a single piece of leather, stitched around a last. The vamp is usually attached by whip stitching to the bottom of the shoe so it encloses the foot. Also known as Tru-Moc construction.
- Modal
- A bio-based fiber made from the cellulose of beech trees. It's dyeable, resistant to shrinking and fading.
- Monk Strap
- A closed shoe, usually a blucher pattern, with a wide strap across the instep that buckles at the side. Also known as a monk strap.
- Mother-of-Pearl
- Often used on the dial of watches, this is the material taken from the inside of a mollusk shell which simulates true pearl in appearance.
- Motion-Control
- Designs or devices found in athletic shoes that control the inward rolling (pronation) of the foot.
- MU size chart (Missy)
- Size (Waist):
- 2 (24"-26"), 4 (25"-28"), 6 (27"-30"), 8 (28"-31"), 10 (30"-33"), 12 (32"-35"), 14 (34"-37"), 16 (36"-39")
- Inseam:
- Regular (33"), Tall (36"), Petite (28").
- Muff Handbag
- A fur-lined handbag meant to be worn over the hands in order to keep them warm.
- Mule
- Backless, closed-toe slippers or shoes.
