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Ammunition Boots
These are also known as Ankle Boots and are ankle high boots with six eyelets and full tongue. Made using rivets, screws and stitched for heavy duty purposes
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Ankle Boots
A boot with a shaft that ends at or around the height of the ankle.
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Beatle Boots
Also known as Mersey Boots, dress boots with a zippered side and a slightly raised heel.
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Boot Heel
Typically found on boots, this is a wide, stable type of heel that usually is not very high.
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Bootees
Bootees are a women's shoes style that have uppers that extend slightly above the ankles. Bootees are designed for fashion and comfort, with uppers made of soft, flexible material. A similar style, with center zip fasteners, is popular for men's warm lined slippers.
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Booties
A shoe that has the styling of a boot without the height, also called a shoe-boot or "shootie"
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Boots
Any enclosed footwear that rises to the ankle or higher, can be casual or dressy, practical or fashionable.
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Chelsea Boots
A type of boot, usually of ankle height, in a pull on style with elastic side panels. Popularized in England.
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Chukka Boots
Men's low boot with cap less vamp and high cut quarters that cover the ankles. Normally with two holes for lace but not more than three eyelets are used. Also known as Jodhpur Boots.
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Circumference
The measurement around the shaft of a boot which is taken at the widest part near the top of the boot shaft.
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Climbing Boots
Strong, warm and waterproof boots with cleats fitted at the bottom and round the edge of the sole to enhance traction in precarious terrain.
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Collar
A stitched-on strip of leather around the outside of the top of a boot or shoe. Sometimes the collar is padded which provides for a more secure heel fit and helps prevent debris from entering the shoe.
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Combat Boots
A special type of boots with a low heel and eyelets up to the highest point worn now-a-days by wrestlers and army men but originally by Roman warriors.
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Cowboy Boots
Long boots with high tops and medium heels worn by western cowboys.
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Demi Boots
A pair of boots with shafts that generally are no taller than the ankle.
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Engineer Boots
Originally worn by the Army Corps of Engineers, it is a work style pull on boot characterized by instep and top straps.
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Football Boots
Also known as: Soccer Boots
Boots made of thick unlined leather which is either machine sewn or riveted. Football boots have no heels and studs (cleats) are arranged in various patterns on the soles to give the wearer a firm grip on a grass field.
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Galoshes
Also known as: rain boots, wellington boots & wellies
a waterproof boot or overshoe designed to protect you from wet weather. Galoshes are typically made of rubber.
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Golosh
Also known as: Golash
A high overshoe made from waterproof material for protection against the elements. Golosh also refers to the part of a boot which covers the foot, as opposed to the part that covers the leg.
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Gore
An elastic panel inserted into one or both sides of a shoe to make the shoe easier to put on. Gores are often used in ankle boots
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Gum Boots
Knee-high waterproof rubber boots generally used in chemical factories to protect the feet against injury from dangerous chemicals and also heavily used in the farming industry for protection against mud and water.
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Harness Boots
A type of boot characterized by straps across the instep and heel, usually joined by a chromed metal ring on both sides.
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Hunting Boots
Blucher style laced boots made with a bellows tongue and a waterproof sole.
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Jodhpur Boots
Men's low boot with cap less vamp and high cut quarters that cover the ankles. Normally with two holes for lace but not more than three eyelets are used. Also known as Chukka Boots.
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Mersey Boots
Also known as "Beatle Boots", dress boots with a zippered side and a slightly raised heel.
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Motorcycle Boots
Boots ideal for riding a motorcycle, often with thick, durable soles, heavy duty straps and heavy duty leather throughout.
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Mukluk boots
Canadian Moccasin-based boots with rabbit fur uppers, made famous by Kate Moss.
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Non-Safety Work Boots
Boots that are designed specifically for light industrial work that does not require steel safety caps over the toe box area.
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Rain Boots
(Also known as galoshes, wellington boots & wellies) a waterproof boot or overshoe designed to protect you from wet weather. Rain Boots are typically made of rubber.
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Riding Boots
A pair of boots designed for riding horses. Typically knee-high, with low heels and goring.
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Ropers
A type of Western boot characterized by a lower shaft, flared top, and medium round toe.
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Safety Work Boots
Also known as: Safety Boots
Work boots that have steel safety toe caps built into them to prevent crushing damage to the toes and that conform to specified ANSI safety standards.
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Shaft
The part of a boot between the inside seam where the instep and sole meet to the top of the boot.
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Shaft Height
The measurement of the shaft of a boot. The shaft height measurement is made from the inside seam where the instep and sole meet, to the top of the boot.
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Slouched Shoes
Shoes with a baggy, gathered design that "slouches" down, usually found in boots.
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Ugg Boots
Sheepskin lined flat suede boots. Made in Australia. Made famous by celebrities.
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Veldskoen
A strong suede or leather shoe or boot originating in South Africa that is identifiable by the upper being constructed of two pieces that are joined on the outside. Creating the seam on the outside makes a Veldskoen a very comfortable shoe to wear for long excursions.
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Wellies
(Also known as rain boots, wellington boots & galoshes) a waterproof booWellies are typically made of rubber.
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Wellington Boots
(Also known as rain boots, galoshes & wellies) a waterproof boot or overshoe designed to protect you from wet weather. Wellington boots are typically made of rubber.
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Western Roper Boots
A type of Western boot characterized by a lower shaft, flared top, and medium round toe.
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Wrestling Shoes
Athletic shoes ideal for Greco-Roman wrestling, usually with a flexible split outsole and covered laces to conform with wrestling authority rules.
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