<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">shoe trees</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31354305</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:54:15</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">cobbler last</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shoe tree</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shoe-tree</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shoe-trees</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shoetrees</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">tree, shoe</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">trees, shoe</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Foot-shaped devices inserted in shoes to maintain their shape when they are not being worn. Also, machines in factories or workshops that force wooden parts into shoes to smooth out wrinkles during finishing. Distinguished from "lasts (shoemaking tools)," which may be similar in appearance. ]]></dc:description></metadata>