ˈhalf-bootn.

Etymology: half- comb. form 2m.

A boot reaching half-way to the knee, or considerably above the ankle.

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bootingc1300

sabatinec1460

brodequin1481

buskin1503

bottine?a1513

Russian boot1781

half-boot1787

Wellington1816

blucher1833

squaw boot1942

1787 W. Cowper Let. 17 Dec. (1982) III. 74 She had half-boots, and laughed at her own figure.

1800 Sporting Mag. 15 49 Half-boots and gilded spurs were a long time used in common visits.

1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda II. xix. 217 Persuaded..to lay aside her half boots, and to equip herself in men's whole boots.

a1817 J. Austen Watsons in Wks. (1954) VI. 345 Nothing sets off a neat ankle more than a half-boot.

1895 Oracle Encycl. I. 587/2 The name Caligula..from his wearing the Caligae, or half-boots of the common soldiers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online September 2012).

单词	half-boot
释义	ˈhalf-bootn. Etymology: half- comb. form 2m. A boot reaching half-way to the knee, or considerably above the ankle. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > reaching to below knee bootingc1300 sabatinec1460 brodequin1481 buskin1503 bottine?a1513 Russian boot1781 half-boot1787 Wellington1816 blucher1833 squaw boot1942 1787 W. Cowper Let. 17 Dec. (1982) III. 74 She had half-boots, and laughed at her own figure. 1800 Sporting Mag. 15 49 Half-boots and gilded spurs were a long time used in common visits. 1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda II. xix. 217 Persuaded..to lay aside her half boots, and to equip herself in men's whole boots. a1817 J. Austen Watsons in Wks. (1954) VI. 345 Nothing sets off a neat ankle more than a half-boot. 1895 Oracle Encycl. I. 587/2 The name Caligula..from his wearing the Caligae, or half-boots of the common soldiers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online September 2012). < n.1787
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