heel counter

English Thesaurus

1. a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	piece of leather,
definition	:	a separate part consisting of leather (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	boot,
definition	:	footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	shoe,
definition	:	footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material (noun.artifact)