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
From my first arrival in Westbothland, I had remarked that all the inhabitants used a peculiar kind of shoes or half-boots, called K�ngor.
From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 by Linn?, Carl von
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
It consists of wide trousers, short coats full of folds, with narrow sashes, and breast pockets for from six to ten cartridges; tight half-boots, with points turned inwards, and close-fitting fur caps.
From A Woman's Journey Round the World by Pfeiffer, Ida
He replaced the cover on the box containing the collar and the half-boots.
From The Prince of India — Volume 02 by Wallace, Lewis
