bootee
Americannoun
noun
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a soft shoe for a baby, esp a knitted one
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a boot for women and children, esp an ankle-length one
Etymology
Origin of bootee
An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; boot 1 + -ee, perhaps as pseudo-French spelling of -y 2 ( -ie )
Example Sentences
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Stephens let some friends know he was in the hospital, sending a Snapchat photo of a hospital bootee that covered only three toes on his enormous feet.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2020
I paired it with a bootee to make it a little dressier.
From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2018
Many a bootee takes umbrage at the notion that they have done wrong.
From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2015
Monique Lhuillier also got cute with the feet, showing an open-toed lace bootee or two at the large, open Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet space nearby.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2014
Some sixteen-year-old girl in the mailing department who doesn't know a flannel band from a bootee when she sees it.
From Fanny Herself by Ferber, Edna
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