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
I wore a white doublet with a pair of white hose and a pair of half-boots, into which I had stuck the poniard I have mentioned.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various
Failing that, he kicked the steelwork with his heavy half-boots, yet no response came to his appeal.
From The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War by Edward S. Hodgson
The black half-boots, the white doeskin breeches, the brown brass-buttoned frock, and the white hat with the brown cockade.
From Man on the Box by Harold MacGrath
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
