Wellington boot
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wellington boot — wellington UK [ˈwelɪŋtən] / US or wellington boot UK / US noun [countable] Word forms wellington : singular wellington plural wellingtons British a wellie … English dictionary
Wellington boot — The Wellington boot, also known as a wellie, a topboot, a gumboot, or a rubber boot, is a type of boot based upon Hessian boots. It was worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and fashionable among the British aristocracy … Wikipedia
Wellington boot — 1. a leather boot with the front part of the top extending above the knee. 2. a rubber or water repellent leather boot extending to the knee or somewhat below it. 3. See half Wellington. Also, wellington boot. Also called Wellington, wellington.… … Universalium
Wellington boot — Wel′lington (or wel′lington) boot′ n. 1) clo a leather boot with the front part of the top extending above the knee 2) clo a rubber or water repellent leather boot extending to the knee or somewhat below it • Etymology: 1810–20; after the 1st… … From formal English to slang
Wellington boot — noun (19th century) a man s high tasseled boot • Syn: ↑Hessian boot, ↑hessian, ↑jackboot, ↑Wellington • Hypernyms: ↑boot … Useful english dictionary
wellington boot — /wɛlɪŋtən ˈbut/ (say welingtuhn booht) noun 1. Also, wellington. → gumboot. 2. (formerly) a leather boot with the front stretching up to above the knee. {named after the Duke of Wellington1} …
ˌwellington ˈboot — noun [C] British a rubber or plastic boot that does not let water in … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Wellington (disambiguation) — Wellington is New Zealand s capital city. Otherwise the name Wellington has most often been used in memory of Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, named after the town of Wellington, Somerset in England. Military * HMNZS Wellington ,… … Wikipedia
Wellington — Wellington1 [wel′iŋ tən] n. [after WELLINGTON2 1st Duke of] [also w ] 1. a high leather boot, traditionally extending just above the knee in front, and just below in back 2. a waterproof boot of leather or, usually now, rubber, worn in wet… … English World dictionary
wellington — (also wellington boot) ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a knee length waterproof rubber or plastic boot. ORIGIN named after the British soldier and Prime Minister the 1st Duke of Wellington (1769 1852) … English terms dictionary
