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boot-shaped

boot-shaped

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Shaped like a boot
  • adjective
  • /buːt ʃeɪpt/
: en forma de bota
  • Up above, the towers that straddle the station, including a striking boot-shaped structure of translucent glass designed by Christian de Portzamparc, create a pleasant staccato effect in the skyline.

Examples

  • The restaurant featured a beautiful boot-shaped vase on the table, adding a unique touch to the decor.

  • The cake was decorated to look like a boot-shaped confection, delighting the guests at the party.

  • "I keep a close watch on this heart of mine," he sang in his gravelly voice, as Em approached the table with a boot-shaped stein of Miller Lite.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • She wore a pair of stylish boot-shaped boots that perfectly matched her outfit.

Surface Forms

boot-shaped positive

Morphology

boot-shaped = boot + shaped (transparent) = boot + shape + ed

The expression is a straightforward compound meaning 'shaped like a boot,' with no major sense shift.

Etymology

Boot-shaped combines boot, meaning a kind of shoe, and -shaped, meaning 'having the form of'. So, it simply describes something that looks like a boot, for example Italy on a map or a vase made like a shoe.