desert boots
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Entangled in courtship of long-forgotten girls everyone is more British, dressier, pre-Twiggy in woollens and desert boots, but with a touch of traktor though in bungalow suburbs.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
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
Most were in camouflage gear and khaki desert boots.
From Reuters ● Apr. 6, 2018
It seemed as if his whole being was ready to burst from his swollen suede desert boots, and, as if to verify this, Ignatius turned his singular eyes toward his feet.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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