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   vamp
         n 1: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
               [syn: {coquette}, {flirt}, {vamp}, {vamper}, {minx},
               {tease}, {prickteaser}]
         2: an improvised musical accompaniment
         3: piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a
            shoe
         v 1: make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"
               [syn: {vamp}, {vamp up}]
         2: piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old
            speech" [syn: {vamp}, {vamp up}]
         3: act seductively with (someone)
         4: provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots" [syn:
            {vamp}, {revamp}]

English Dictionary: vamp by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vinify
v
  1. convert a juice into wine by fermentation; "vinify grape juice"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vamp \Vamp\, v. i.
      To advance; to travel. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vamp \Vamp\, n. [OE. vampe, vaumpe, vauntpe, F. avantpied the
      forefoot, vamp; anat before, fore + pied foot, L. pes. See
      {Advance}, {Van} of an army, and {Foot}.]
      1. The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in
            front of the ankle seam; an upper.
  
      2. Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new
            appearance. See {Vamp}, v. t.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vamp \Vamp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vamped} (?; 215); p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Vamping}.]
      To provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to
      piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to
      patch; -- often followed by up.
  
               I had never much hopes of your vamped play. --Swift.
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