# shoes (clothing)

Items made of material with a structure to cover a foot.

- Computed level: L20 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: clothing  ·  Arena: shoes

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [stuff](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-stuff.material), [structure](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-structure.arrangement), [cover](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cover.object), [foot](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-foot.body-part), [items](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-items.object), [make](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-make.verb), [material](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-material.physical)

**Through:** Material and arrangement interact through the act of making to form a cover for a foot.

**Novel properties:**
- foot covering
- wearable structure
- protective enclosure

## Examples
- Nike Air Force 1s, made of leather and foam, protect wearers' feet during city walking. [shoes] *(everyday life)*
- The 1923 British Mount Everest expedition used nailed leather boots to shield climbers' feet from ice and cold. [shoes] *(history)*
- Zori sandals, crafted from rice straw in 8th-century Japan, covered feet in humid rice fields. [shoes] *(archaeology)*

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-shoes.clothing.json*  
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