half-boots
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It is laid in the regulations of Mr. Tyson, M.C., who directed that “no gentleman in boots or half-boots be admitted into the rooms on ball nights or card nights.”
From Pickwickian Studies by Percy Hethrington Fitzgerald
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
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
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
Between the loose short trousers and the clumsy half-boots, replacing the sandals that were the customary wear of the person described, several inches of lean and sinewy leg were visible.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 by Various
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