bottine

British

/ bɒˈtiːn /

noun

a light boot for women or children; half-boot

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Etymology

Origin of bottine

C19: from French: little boot, from botte boot

Example Sentences

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And there was a sturdy set from Montreal's folk-fusion band La Bottine Souriante, now given added fiddle power by Eliza Carthy.

From The Guardian

Bottine, bot′ēn, n. a high boot, a half-boot.

From Project Gutenberg

Leger's other headliner is the sparkling trio De Temps Antan, a spinoff of multiplatinum Quebec folkies La Bottine Souriante.

From Seattle Times

Mademoiselle Justine shook her head, tightened her lips, and with sparkling eyes looked round the table, ending with heightened colour and patting her little bottine upon the floor.

From Project Gutenberg

The foot is shod with a small white silk bottine, laced up at the instep, from the top almost to the toe.

From Project Gutenberg

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