blucher

[ bloo-ker, -cher ]

/ ˈblu kər, -tʃər /

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noun

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.

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Origin of blucher

First recorded in 1825–35; named after G. L. von Blücher

Words nearby blucher

BLT, blub, blubber, blubberhead, blubbery, blucher, bludge, bludgeon, bludger, blue, blue agave

Other definitions for blucher (2 of 2)

Blücher

[ bloo-ker, -cher; German bly-khuhr ]

/ ˈblu kər, -tʃər; German ˈblü xər /

noun

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|DAILY BEAST
The 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 Munsell
Blucher had a horse killed under him, and narrowly escaped with his life.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Then 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 Reed

The 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)

blucher

/ (ˈbluːkə, -tʃə) /

noun

obsolete a high shoe with laces over the tongue

Word Origin for blucher

C19: named after Field Marshal Blücher

British Dictionary definitions for blucher (2 of 2)

Blücher

/ (German ˈblyçər) /

noun

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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