congress boot

noun

1. a high shoe with elastic sides, worn by men in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Word History and Origins

Origin of congress boot¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

It rested on a wooden "cricket," and was encased in a carpet slipper that contrasted strikingly with the congress boot that shod his other foot.

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The senior partner of Tutt & Tutt wheeled his swivel chair to the window and crossing his congress boots upon the sill gazed contemplatively down upon the shipping.

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The costume usually began with a pot-hat and ended in extreme cases with congress boots.

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