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n. - The outer sole of a shoe or boot that is the bottom of the shoe and makes contact with the ground.

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  • A gum midsole partners with a dark purple outsole, which is matched by the Swoosh and laces.
  • Rounding off the gray and white combination is a feather gray outsole which is just what the shoe needed as a finishing touch.
  • Extra traction based on the thick vulcanized rubber outsole
  • Indoor shoes have a softer outsole the very bottom of the shoe.
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