Booted | a. 1. Wearing boots, especially boots with long tops, as for riding; as, a booted squire. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Zool.) Having an undivided, horny, bootlike covering; -- said of the tarsus of some birds. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Bootee | n. A half boot or short boot. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Bootes | ‖prop. n. [ L. Bootes, Gr. bow`ths herdsman, fr. boy^s, gen. boo`s, ox, cow. ] (Astron.) A northern constellation of stars near Ursa Major, containing the bright star Arcturus. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Freebooter | n. [ D. vrijbuiter, fr. vrijbuiten to plunder; vrij free + buit booty, akin to E. booty. See Free, and Booty, and cf. Filibuster. ] One who plunders or pillages without the authority of national warfare; a member of a predatory band; a pillager; a buccaneer; a sea robber. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Freebootery | n. The act, practice, or gains of a freebooter; freebooting. Booth. [ 1913 Webster ] |
jackbooted | n. Wearing jackboots; -- used especially as a metaphor for harshly repressive and militaristic; as, jackbooted government agents. [ PJC ] |