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
1Words Nearby blucher
Other 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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How to use blucher in a sentence
In Berlin, Princess blucher wrote in her diary, “Nothing is talked of but the expected entry into Paris.”
Barbara Tuchman’s ‘The Guns of August’ Is Still WWI’s Peerless Chronicle | James A. Warren | September 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe attack was commenced by the allies under blucher upon the French centre, with a fury irresistible.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsellblucher had a horse killed under him, and narrowly escaped with his life.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThen we look on the sad picture of Napoleon's last campaign, when he meets his match in the dogged blucher.
Napoleon's Young Neighbor | Helen Leah ReedThe duke had seen blucher in the morning, and had promised to assist the Prussians if not himself attacked.
Battles of English History | H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
blucher however was with Bulow's corps, and he was eager to press forward, at whatever cost.
Battles of English History | H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
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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