half-boot
81bluchers — blucher lu cher, bluchers lu chers(bl[=u] k[ e]r), n. A kind of half boot, or high shoe, with laces over the tongue; named from the Prussian general Bl[ u]cher. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …
82Brodekin — Brode kin (br[=o]d k[i^]n), n. [F. brodequin, OE. brossequin, fr. OD. broseken, brosekin, dim. of broos buskin, prob. fr. LL. byrsa leather, Gr. by rsa skin, hide. Cf. {Buskin}.] A buskin or half boot. [Written also {brodequin}.] [Obs.] [1913… …
83brodequin — Brodekin Brode kin (br[=o]d k[i^]n), n. [F. brodequin, OE. brossequin, fr. OD. broseken, brosekin, dim. of broos buskin, prob. fr. LL. byrsa leather, Gr. by rsa skin, hide. Cf. {Buskin}.] A buskin or half boot. [Written also {brodequin}.] [Obs.]… …
84blucher — /blooh keuhr, cheuhr/, n. 1. a strong, leather half boot. 2. a shoe having the vamp and tongue made of one piece and overlapped by the quarters, which lace across the instep. [1825 35; named after G. L. von BLÜCHER] * * * …
85blucher — noun /ˈbluːkə/ a) A form of horse drawn carriage; a Blucher coach. b) A sturdy laced leather half boot …
86BUSKIN — a kind of half boot worn after the custom of hunters as part of the costume of actors in tragedy on the ancient Roman stage, and a synonym for tragedy …
87buskin — n. 1. Half boot (especially one with high soles, worn by the ancient tragedians). 2. Tragedy, tragic drama …
88blucher — /ˈblutʃə/ (say bloohchuh) noun 1. a kind of strong leather half boot. 2. a shoe with the vamp continued up beneath the top, which laps over it from the sides. {named after Field Marshal von Blücher, 1742–1819, Prussian field marshal} …
89buskin — /ˈbʌskən/ (say buskuhn) noun 1. a half boot, or outer covering for the foot and leg reaching to the calf or higher. 2. the high shoe of ancient Greek and Roman tragic actors. 3. tragedy; tragic drama. {origin uncertain. Compare French (obsolete)… …
90ἐμβατῶν — ἐμβάτης half boot of felt masc gen pl ἐμβατέω lead to pasture pres part act masc nom sg (attic epic doric) ἐμβατός passable masc/fem/neut gen pl …
