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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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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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