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
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 Baikie, James
His feet were bare, as on mounting the platform he shook off red half-boots and left them on the sheep's hide on which he was afterwards to pray.
From In Desert and Wilderness by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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
The Norman half-boots had soles of wood, while the uppers were of a more pliable material.
From The Evolution of Fashion by Gardiner, Florence Mary
