half-boots
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Their high half-boots hit the enemy soil early in the moonlit night of July 9, 1943�hours before Allied landing barges disgorged infantry, tanks and artillery on Sicily's shore.
From Time Magazine Archive
The shoes worn at this place in some measure resemble half-boots.
From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland by Linn?, Carl von
Her new dress is extravagant: Russian half-boots of violet-blue velvet trimmed with ermine, and a skirt of the same material, decorated with narrow stripes and rosettes of furs.
From Venus in Furs by Savage, Fernanda
Captain Tuckey was introduced to the cheeno, or hereditary chief, who, with his huge gilt buttons, stockings of pink sarcenet, red half-boots, and high-crowned embroidered hat, reminded him of punch in a puppet show.
From Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa by Huish, Robert
Shoes like short half-boots are worn here made of seal-skin.
From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland by Linn?, Carl von
