Definition of Hessian boot

1. Noun. (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot.

Exact synonyms: Hessian, Jackboot, Wellington, Wellington Boot
Generic synonyms: Boot

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hessian Boot

Hesperiphona vespertina
Hesperis
Hesperis matronalis
Hesperus
Hess
Hess' law
Hess' test
Hess screen
Hesse
Hesselbach's fascia
Hesselbach's hernia
Hesselbach's ligament
Hesselbach's triangle
Hessian
Hessian boot
Hessian fly
Hessians
Hester
Hestia
Hesychast
Hesychast controversy
Hesychasts
Hesychian
Heterakis
Heteranthera
Heteranthera dubia
Heterobasidiomycetes
Heterodon
Heterodoxus spiniger

Literary usage of Hessian boot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1888)
"Worn over tight pantaloons, the hessian boot was a handsome piece of attire, ... A representation of a hessian boot, with its tassel, is seen in fig. 4. ..."

2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Chambers, W. and R., publ (1876)
"Worn over tight pantaloons, the hessian boot was a handsome piece of attire, giving, ... A representation of a hessian boot, with its tassel, is annexed. ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"What perhaps contributed to break up their general use was the introduction of the hessian boot as an article of walking dress. Worn over tight pantaloons, ..."

4. Library of Universal Knowledge: A Reprint of the Last (1880) Edinburgh and (1880)
"What perhaps contributed to break up the general use of top-boots, was the introduction of tue hessian boot as an article of walking-dress. ..."

5. The International Cyclopedia: A Compendium of Human Knowledge, Rev. with by Selim Hobart Peabody, Charles Francis Richardson (1898)
"What perhaps contributed to break up the" general use of top-boots, was the introduction of the hessian boot as an article of walking-dress. ..."

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