bottine

English

Etymology

French. See boot (“type of footwear”).

Noun

bottine (plural bottines)

  1. A small boot; a lady's boot.
  2. An appliance resembling a small boot furnished with straps, buckles, etc., used to correct or prevent distortions in the lower extremities of children.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for bottine in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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French

Etymology

From botte +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ.tin/
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Noun

bottine f (plural bottines)

  1. (ankle) boot

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