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单词 bootie
释义

bootie

[ boo-tee ]
/ ˈbu ti /

noun

a baby's socklike shoe, usually knitted or crocheted, and calf-length or shorter.
a woman's boot having a short leg.
a usually soft, sometimes disposable sock or bootlike covering for the foot or shoe, as for informal wear, warmth, or protection: quilted booties for après-ski;germfree, throwaway booties for surgical teams.
Also boo·tee [boo-tee, boo-tee] /buˈti, ˈbu ti/ .

Origin of bootie

First recorded in 1790–1800; boot1 + -ie

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bootie

bootie , booty

Words nearby bootie

Boothia Peninsula, boot hill, Booth, John Wilkes, boot hook, Boothroyd, bootie, booting, bootjack, bootlace, bootlace fungus, bootlace worm
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Example sentences from the Web for bootie

  • Every man sharked for his present bootie, but was altogether careless of succeeding penurie.

    Captain John Smith|Charles Dudley Warner
  • Wilkinson also had served under Wallis, but he died soon after the return of the Endeavour, and Bootie died on the way home.

    The Naval Pioneers of Australia and Walter Jeffery|Louis Becke

British Dictionary definitions for bootie (1 of 2)

bootie1
/ (ˈbuːtɪ) /

noun

a variant of bootee

British Dictionary definitions for bootie (2 of 2)

bootie2
/ (ˈbuːtɪ) /

noun

British slang a Royal Marine

Word Origin for bootie

C20: from bootneck, so called from the leather tab used to close their tunic collars
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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