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Origin and history of bluchers

bluchers(n.)

old type of strong, leather half-boots, by 1837, from Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht Blücher (1742-1819), in the later campaigns against Napoleon commander of the Prussian army, who is said to have taken an interest in the footwear of his soldiery. Prince Blucher demi boots were described in 1815 as "military (or half-boots), of royal purple, or dark blue morocco or kid leather, also of purple satin; a small scarlet star, embroidered on the instep, and scarlet bound; red leather buttons (covered red); thin narrow soles, made right and left; broad duck-web toes." Compare Wellington.

also from 1837

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Wellington(n.)

type of riding boot with the leg extended upward, by 1817, in reference to or honor of Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), the English hero of Waterloo, later a conservative political leader, who in life also had a style of coat, hat, and trousers named for him, as well as a chest of drawers, variety of apple, a baked steak dish, and giant evergreen tree (the last did not take in America; see sequoia). Related: Wellingtonian.

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