blucher
a strong, leather half boot.
a shoe having the vamp and tongue made of one piece and overlapped by the quarters, which lace across the instep.
Origin of blucher
1Other definitions for Blücher (2 of 2)
Geb·hart Le·be·recht von [gep-hahrt ley-buh-rekht fuhn], /ˈgɛp hɑrt ˈleɪ bəˌrɛxt fən/, 1742–1819, Prussian field marshal.
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British Dictionary definitions for blucher (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbluːkə, -tʃə) /
obsolete a high shoe with laces over the tongue
Origin of blucher
1British Dictionary definitions for Blücher (2 of 2)
/ (German ˈblyçər) /
Gebhard Leberecht von (ˈɡɛphart ˈleːbərɛçt fɔn). 1742–1819, Prussian field marshal, who commanded the Prussian army against Napoleon at Waterloo (1815)
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