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Bottine

Bottine \Bot*tine"\, n. [F. See Boot (for the foot.).]

  1. A small boot; a lady's boot.

  2. An appliance resembling a small boot furnished with straps, buckles, etc., used to correct or prevent distortions in the lower extremities of children.
    --Dunglison.

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bottine

n. 1 A small boot; a lady's boot. 2 An appliance resembling a small boot furnished with straps, buckles, etc., used to correct or prevent distortions in the lower extremities of children.

Usage examples of "bottine".

Y a-t-il cothurne plus tragique au monde que des bottines dont la semelle tire la langue?

And she lifted up a really ravishing foot--small, swarthy, and not misshapen like the majority of feet which look dainty only in bottines.

We have shod her in dainty bottines, regretting the size of her feet.