| 释义 |
congress boot in American English US [often C- b-] a high shoe with an elastic insert in each side : also called congress gaiter (or shoe) congress boot in American Englishnouna high shoe with elastic sides, worn by men in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries Word origin [1840–50, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: creationism, dope, flan, layout, plaque |