half-boots
Example Sentences
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The Norman half-boots had soles of wood, while the uppers were of a more pliable material.
From The Evolution of Fashion by Florence Mary Gardiner
And now the infantry burst into view, a gloomy, solid column tramp, tramp along the road—jägers, with their stiff fore-and-aft shakos, dull-green tunics, and snuffy, red-striped trousers tucked into dusty half-boots.
From Lorraine A romance by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
Besides these slippers there were a pair of small strong shooting half-boots.
From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by Francis Leopold McClintock
Instead of wearing puttees, like his commander, he wears half-boots, like those on the figurine discovered by Dawkins at Petsofa.
From The Sea-Kings of Crete by James Baikie
Having converted his half-boots into sandals, he travelled with more ease.
From Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley by William Henry Giles Kingston
