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figure skate

noun

a shoe skate used in figure skating, especially one having a blade shorter than that of a racing skate, usually not extending beyond the toe or heel, and with notches or sawteeth on the curved forward edge.

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Nearby words

figure of eight, figure of merit, figure of speech, figure on, figure out, figure skate, figure skating, figure up, figure-ground, figure-ground phenomenon, figured
Compare racing skate.
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