footgear
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of footgear
Example Sentences
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He’s working with wet footballs and determining his best footgear while getting ready for another potentially big day in messy weather.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2018
She’s strapping on some expensive looking footgear as she speaks.
From Time ● May 3, 2013
"Law 12, which deals with the kind of footgear permitted, lays down clearly that 'any player infringing this law shall be prohibited from taking further part in the match'."
From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2013
They wear no shoes or sandals, for Indian custom forbids any footgear inside a holy place.
From Time Magazine Archive
At Pulefen Farm we were, as I said, underfed for the work we did, and our clothing, particularly our footgear, was completely inadequate for that winter climate.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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