desert boots

British  

plural noun

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

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Example Sentences

I’ll put on a nice pair of jeans and either my Clarks desert boots or my chukka boots.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2021

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

She finally found another pair of newer, sturdier desert boots and took those.

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 instead fell backward, and the bus, exhaling diesel exhaust, rumbled past an inch or two from his desert boots.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole