单词 | veldskoen |
释义 | veldskoenn. Originally South African. Formerly, a light shoe made of untanned hide. Now, a heavy boot or shoe for outdoor work. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > [noun] > types of crakowc1367 veldskoen1822 lace-up1824 right1825 purrer1827 stitchdown shoe1840 clump-sole1879 high-top1895 low-tops1913 zip-up1942 peep-toe1947 Dr. Martens1969 waffle stomper1974 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > shoe > [noun] > types of > made from specific material > skin or hide > undressed hide rivlinOE rullion1440 rillin?a1513 brogue1587 veldskoen1822 pampootie1994 α. β. 1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches iv. 178 A sort of sandals..are in common use, called veld-schoenen (country shoes).1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. II. xxviii. 240 Here I divested myself of my leather trousers, shooting-belt, and veldt-schoens.1885 H. R. Haggard King Solomon's Mines (1887) 201 I discarded my trousers,..retaining only my veldt~schoons.1892 Jrnl. (Grahamstown) 11 July 3 (advt.) Colonial-made ‘Star’ Standard screw veldschoens and boots.1894 Pall Mall Mag. Sept. 38 A Boer veldt~schoen upon the right foot.1919 Manch. Guardian 10 Dec. 4 (advt.) I believe this is the latest development of the Lotus welted-veldtschoen.1962 L. Deighton Ipcress File xxxii. 207 I put on Irish tweed with Veldtshoen, cotton shirt, and wool tie.1969 J. Selby Boer War i. 34 They wore wide-brimmed felt hats and soft veldschoen on their feet.1977 Listener 3 Mar. 279/4 (advt.) Veldtschoën... Virtually waterproof... Double leather soles..£21.50.γ. 1863 W. C. Baldwin Afr. Hunting vi. 212 No heels to my veldt shoes, which were made of blesbuck skin.1972 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. XI. 545/1 By the end of the 1960s..the veld-shoe industry..declined because antiquated machinery..proved too much of a handicap.δ. 1939 S. Cloete Watch for Dawn xxii. 312 He made a new belt, new velskoen.1942 ‘B. Knight’ Sun climbs Slowly ii. 12 The life in Pretoria is very simple..to be called ‘Lotta’ and wear print frocks and veldskoen.1945 Cape Times 29 Oct. 1/3 He was wearing..grey flannel trousers, a white silk shirt and velskoene.1974 N. Gordimer Conservationist 215 Alina..finds a pair of veldskoen in the house and brings them.1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. 214 The Hottentots..soon took off the hide, which they cut in small pieces, for the purpose of making velschoen (hide-shoes). 1883 O. Schreiner Story Afr. Farm i. ii On their feet they wore home-made ‘vel-schoen’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822 |
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