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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Hessian boot, hessian, jackboot, Wellington, Wellington bootnoun

    (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot

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  1. Wellington bootnoun

    One of a pair of Wellington boots.

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  1. Wellington boot

    The Wellington boot was originally a type of leather boot adapted from Hessian boots, a style of military riding boot. They were worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. The "Wellington" boot became a staple of practical foot wear for the British aristocracy and middle class in the early 19th century. The name was subsequently given to waterproof boots made of rubber and they are no longer associated with a particular class. They are now commonly used for a range of agricultural and outdoors pursuits.

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  1. wellington boot

    A Wellington boot is a type of waterproof footwear that reaches up to the knee, typically made of rubber or similar synthetic material. They are also known as rain boots or wellies and are used to protect the wearer's feet from water, mud, or other wet conditions. They originated from the United Kingdom and are named after the Duke of Wellington.

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  1. Wellington boot

    The Wellington boot is a type of boot based upon leather Hessian boots. They were worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. This novel "Wellington" boot became a staple of hunting and outdoor wear for the British aristocracy in the early 19th century. Wellington boots are also known as rubber boots, wellies, wellingtons, topboots, billy-boots, gumboots, gumbies, gummies, rainboots, and Alaskan Sneakers.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of wellington boot in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of wellington boot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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