10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THIGH BOOTS»
Discover the use of
thigh boots in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
thigh boots and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bruach Blend (Hebridean Tales 7) (Bello)
'Aye, they call him that because he never takeshis thigh boots off if hecan help it.' '
Not even to go to his bunk?' asked Morag incredulously. 'Not evenin his bunk,'
affirmed Willy. Theonly time you'll see Thigh's boots offhis feet is when he'sgot a ...
While she might have taken the job fantasizing that within two years she'd be
headlining arenas, she never imagined it would be while wearing a leather
bustier, thigh boots, and a Leslie Uggams pixie wig. "The glamour thing is very
weird," ...
With these were worn tight-fitting hose and calf-high Moorish boots of red leather,
or the heavier rough leather thigh- boots, turned down to below the knee except
in battle. The clothing was colourful, red being an especially popular colour, and
...
4
Speaking Better French: More Faux Amis!
Les cuissardes, which are thigh boots (note the word cuisse which means thigh),
which a fisherman might wear while wading, for instance. On the other hand,
some footwear which we refer to as boots, the French refer to as shoes (
chaussures) ...
Still, Herringham noted that, with the arrival of waterproof thigh boots and the
improvement of trenches, he never saw as many affected feet as in 1915.40 In
late November 1916, Frank Dunham welcomed the issuance of rubber waders,
as did ...
6
All Fishermen Are Liars: Some True Stories
waders or thigh boots would be required. Between the three of us, there was only
one pair of thigh boots, and they were on Iain. His day started to get worse!
Despite difficulties with the language — Iain's accent was very broad — we soon
got ...
7
French Faux Amis: The Combined Book
... big old country shoes, what we would call clodhoppers. Les cuissardes, which
are thigh boots (note the word cuisse which means thigh), which a fisherman
might wear while wading, for instance. On the other hand, some footwear which
we ...
8
Byzantine Cavalryman, C.900-1204
From the eleventh century there are depictions of softer thigh boots tied up to the
trouser cord. These were probably invented within the empire somewhat earlier,
via a ready fusion of boots with the kampotouva mentioned above. The ancient ...
9
Of Those We Loved: A Narrative 1914-1919 Remembered and ...
possessed a pair of rubber thigh boots and, if he was wise, several pairs of dry
socks. Communication trenches, front line and saps alike crumbled and slithered
into the form of ditches of various depths of glue-like, chalk-laden mud, and our ...
shore and Angus, wading out in thigh-boots, offered me a piggy-back. I refused,
for the water looked shallow enough and Angus' propensity for practical joking
was too well known for me to be taking risks. I slipped off my boots and stockings
...
