<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">shoe trees</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>lasts</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>footwear trees</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>cobbler last</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>shoe tree</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>shoe-tree</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>shoe-trees</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>shoetrees</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tree, shoe</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>trees, shoe</topic></variant> <note 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. ]]></note></mads>