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单词 bluchers
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Definition of bluchers in English:

bluchers

plural nounˈbluːkəz-CHərz
historical
  • Strong leather half-boots or high shoes.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was, altogether, as roystering and swaggering a young gentleman as ever stood four feet six, or something less, in his bluchers.
    • Bals generally should have a small gap at the top of the lacing, while bluchers often have a larger one through the length of the lacing.
    • Shiny black five-eyelet lace-ups, bal wingtips and straight tip blucher shoes - with or without perforated detailing on toes - are also sure bets.
    • In a pinch, i.e., when travelling I might wear a pair of my dressier bluchers with a suit, but I'd feel a little guilty about the slightly subpar pairing.
    • A repository of the empire, the town bears a suitably idiotic, unwieldy name, and even in 1950s Armidale it was possible to hear such terms as bluchers, port and goolies (balls).

Origin

Mid 19th century: named after G. L. von Blücher (1742–1819), Prussian general.

 
 

Definition of bluchers in US English:

bluchers

plural noun-CHərz
historical
  • Strong leather half-boots or high shoes.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Shiny black five-eyelet lace-ups, bal wingtips and straight tip blucher shoes - with or without perforated detailing on toes - are also sure bets.
    • In a pinch, i.e., when travelling I might wear a pair of my dressier bluchers with a suit, but I'd feel a little guilty about the slightly subpar pairing.
    • He was, altogether, as roystering and swaggering a young gentleman as ever stood four feet six, or something less, in his bluchers.
    • A repository of the empire, the town bears a suitably idiotic, unwieldy name, and even in 1950s Armidale it was possible to hear such terms as bluchers, port and goolies (balls).
    • Bals generally should have a small gap at the top of the lacing, while bluchers often have a larger one through the length of the lacing.

Origin

Mid 19th century: named after G. L. von Blücher (1742–1819), Prussian general.

 
 
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