wellington (boot)
1Wellington boot — Wel ling*ton boot [After the Duke of Wellington.] A riding boot for men, the front of which came above the knee; also, a similar shorter boot worn under the trousers. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
2wellington boot — wellington UK [ˈwelɪŋtən] / US or wellington boot UK / US noun [countable] Word forms wellington : singular wellington plural wellingtons British a wellie …
3Wellington boot — The Wellington boot, also known as a wellie, a topboot, a gumboot, or a rubber boot, is a type of boot based upon Hessian boots. It was worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and fashionable among the British aristocracy …
4Wellington boot — 1. a leather boot with the front part of the top extending above the knee. 2. a rubber or water repellent leather boot extending to the knee or somewhat below it. 3. See half Wellington. Also, wellington boot. Also called Wellington, wellington.… …
5Wellington boot — Wel′lington (or wel′lington) boot′ n. 1) clo a leather boot with the front part of the top extending above the knee 2) clo a rubber or water repellent leather boot extending to the knee or somewhat below it • Etymology: 1810–20; after the 1st… …
6Wellington boot — noun (19th century) a man s high tasseled boot • Syn: ↑Hessian boot, ↑hessian, ↑jackboot, ↑Wellington • Hypernyms: ↑boot …
7wellington boot — /wɛlɪŋtən ˈbut/ (say welingtuhn booht) noun 1. Also, wellington. → gumboot. 2. (formerly) a leather boot with the front stretching up to above the knee. {named after the Duke of Wellington1} …
8ˌwellington ˈboot — noun [C] British a rubber or plastic boot that does not let water in …
9Wellington (disambiguation) — Wellington is New Zealand s capital city. Otherwise the name Wellington has most often been used in memory of Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, named after the town of Wellington, Somerset in England. Military * HMNZS Wellington ,… …
10Wellington — Wellington1 [wel′iŋ tən] n. [after WELLINGTON2 1st Duke of] [also w ] 1. a high leather boot, traditionally extending just above the knee in front, and just below in back 2. a waterproof boot of leather or, usually now, rubber, worn in wet… …
