Hessian boots

British  

plural noun

1. men's high boots with tassels around the top, fashionable in England in the early 19th century

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Example Sentences

Out of his early Georgian property room, Mr. Farnol brings another grand collection of Hessian boots, shirt frills, snuff boxes, rapiers, gleaming dirks.

From Time Magazine Archive

I was still forlornly mopping when Niono returned in his braided jacket, tights and Hessian boots, whistling a tune.

From Love Among the Lions A Matrimonial Experience by Anstey, F.

He was dressed in a blue lapelled coat, light waistcoat and kerseys, and Hessian boots.

From Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life by Payn, James

“You have been served just right,” remarked the intruder with the Hessian boots.

From The Goose Man by Porterfield, Allen Wilson

But one of the seven mild men unexpectedly leaped into distinction, by saying he had known him, and adding—'always wore Hessian boots!'

From Dombey and Son by Dickens, Charles