blucher
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- noun
- /ˈbluːkər/
- He wore a plaid zoot suit with Broadway suspenders and spats on his black bluchers.
- socks and bluchers
- black bluchers
Examples
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He told the nurses to leave his black bluchers and white socks near the bed, close at hand.
Fiction book (1990) -
A gray pearl homburg lay on the seat beside him; his shined shoes were cap-toed black bluchers, possibly bespoke, and little clocks or flowers marked his socks.
Fiction book (2002) -
The family found food and water for them and put Paul into a pair of Mr. Burgess's socks and bluchers.
Fiction book (1997) -
He slipped on his favorite black bluchers before heading out to the formal dinner.
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The old man polished his brown bluchers until they shone brightly in the sunlight.
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She decided to wear her new stylish bluchers with her dress for the party.
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Etymology
Blucher comes from the name of the Prussian general Blücher, who wore a simple lace boot in battle and made that style well known. So a blucher is a shoe or boot with laces over the tongue and side flaps, a design that gives an easy, comfortable fit.