half-boots
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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
On their feet they wore sometimes shoes, with puttees twisted round the lower part of the leg, and sometimes half-boots, as shown on the Chieftain Vase and one of the Petsofa figurines.
From The Sea-Kings of Crete by James Baikie
A pair of gold ear-rings, bracelets of the same metal, and half-boots of alligator's skin and scarlet cloth, completed her graceful exterior.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 by Various
He replaced the cover on the box containing the collar and the half-boots.
From The Prince of India — Volume 02 by Lewis Wallace
Their legs were bare, but painted with the juice of the huito, which made it appear that they had on half-boots.
From Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas by A.W. Cooper
