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Caligae ( sg.: caliga) are heavy-duty, thick-soled openwork boots, with hobnailed soles. They were worn by the lower ranks of Roman cavalrymen and foot-soldiers, and possibly by some centurions. [1] A durable association of caligae with the common soldiery is evident in the latter's description as caligati ("booted ones"). [2]
George William Russell (10 April 1867 – 17 July 1935), who wrote with the pseudonym Æ (often written AE or A.E.), was an Irish writer, editor, critic, poet, painter and Irish nationalist. He was also a writer on mysticism , and a central figure in the group of devotees of theosophy which met in Dublin for many years.
A galosh that only wraps around a shoe's upper is known as a spat or gaiter. Among bootmakers, a galosh is also a piece of leather like a welt that runs around the top of the sole between it and the uppers. In Turkish contexts, galoş most often intends smaller overshoes that are worn indoors to keep from tracking mud or dirt onto the floor.
Spats (footwear) Woolen spats. Spats, a shortening of spatterdashes, or spatter guards are a type of footwear accessory for outdoor wear, covering the instep and the ankle. Spats are distinct from gaiters, which are garments worn over the lower trouser leg as well as the shoe.
Æ in Helveticaand BodoniÆ alone and in context. Æ(lowercase: æ) is a character formed from the letters aand e, originally a ligaturerepresenting the Latindiphthongae. It has been promoted to the status of a letterin some languages, including Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese.
"Boots" is a poem by English author and poet Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936). It was first published in 1903, in his collection The Five Nations. [1]"Boots" imagines the repetitive thoughts of a British Army infantryman marching by forced marches in South Africa during the Second Boer War (which had ended in 1902).
"The Ugg boot has a wide and high toe box, they're soft and plush inside, and they have give, or can stretch, making them excellent transitional footwear for people who just had elective foot ...
Hobnailed boots (in Scotland "tackety boots") are boots with hobnails (nails inserted into the soles of the boots), usually installed in a regular pattern, over the sole. They usually have an iron horseshoe-shaped insert, called a heel iron, to strengthen the heel, and an iron toe-piece. They may also have steel toecaps.