blucher
noun
blu·cher ˈblü-chər 
also -kər
: a shoe having the tongue and vamp cut in one piece and the quarters lapped over the vamp and laced together for closing
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The red socks draped alongside the butterscotch split-toe bluchers. 
Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020 Stick with a summer color palette, and pair a sweater with a tee, white jeans, and a pair of suede bluchers. Scott Christian, Esquire, 5 Apr. 2017
Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020 Stick with a summer color palette, and pair a sweater with a tee, white jeans, and a pair of suede bluchers. Scott Christian, Esquire, 5 Apr. 2017 Word History
Etymology
G. L. von Blücher
First Known Use
1832, in the meaning defined above
Biographical Definition
Blücher
biographical name
Blü·cher ˈblü-kər
ˈblᵫ-ḵər
Gebhard Leberecht von 1742–1819 prince of Wahlstatt Prussian field marshal