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desert boots

British  

plural noun

  1. ankle-high suede boots with laces and soft soles, worn informally by men and women

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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By the second week, I too was wearing a long scarf, baggy khaki drills, the soft desert boots that were called brothel-creepers, and carrying an armful of books by Ezra Pound.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2020

Freeman, who wore desert boots, cuffed jeans and an indigo chore coat, also said that he thought he dressed better than Paul.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2020

She has walked about 1,800 miles in those brown desert boots.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2019

Adidas Clarks desert boots, which became a thing because they’re the easiest way to surgically upgrade your style: British Army wear.

From The Verge • May 22, 2018

Ignatius limped around Mr. Clyde to illustrate, his desert boots scuffing along the oily cement.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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