Chelsea boot

noun

: an ankle-high boot with elastic panels along the sides

The Chelsea boot can trace its lineage back to Victorian England where men and women turned to this elastic-sided boot as a practical alternative to the finicky button-boots that were common at that time. Queen Victoria favored it as a riding boot due to its ease to put on and take off. The Chelsea boot would not see a resurgence of popularity until the 1960s, when it was picked up as a fashion item by young British men who were called "mods." … Today, the Chelsea boot, much like the slimmer cuts favored in the 1960s, [has] made a comeback in both men and women's fashion.

Nick Pavio, The Carroll News: John Carroll University, 24 Nov. 2013

Word History

Etymology

from Chelsea, area of west central London; probably so called because the boots became popular in Britain in the 1960's, when King's Road, Chelsea, was considered a pop culture and fashion center

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

单词	Chelsea boot
释义	Chelsea boot noun : an ankle-high boot with elastic panels along the sides The Chelsea boot can trace its lineage back to Victorian England where men and women turned to this elastic-sided boot as a practical alternative to the finicky button-boots that were common at that time. Queen Victoria favored it as a riding boot due to its ease to put on and take off. The Chelsea boot would not see a resurgence of popularity until the 1960s, when it was picked up as a fashion item by young British men who were called "mods." … Today, the Chelsea boot, much like the slimmer cuts favored in the 1960s, [has] made a comeback in both men and women's fashion. Nick Pavio, The Carroll News: John Carroll University, 24 Nov. 2013 Word History Etymology from Chelsea, area of west central London; probably so called because the boots became popular in Britain in the 1960's, when King's Road, Chelsea, was considered a pop culture and fashion center First Known Use 1962, in the meaning defined above
随便看	fragmentizers fragmentizes fragmentizing fragments Fragonard fragors fragrance fragrances fragrancies fragrancy fragrant fragrant balm fragrant bedstraw fragrant cliff fern fragrant goldenrod fragrant shield fern fragrant sumac fragrant wood fern fragranter fragrantest fragrantlier fragrantliest fragrantly frags fraid