Sentence:  The flow of water was in my ears, and in my eyes a hazy spreading, and upon my brain a closure, as a cobbler sews a <WSD>vamp</WSD> up. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stocking. (from c. 1225)