Protective stockings worn with or in place of boots

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. protective stockings worn with or in place of boots

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Boothose are linen stockings or boot liners worn in the seventeenth century to protect fine knitted stockings from wear. In the 1630s, boothose could be trimmed with lavish lace cuffs turned down over cuffed bucket-topped boots. In mid-century, it was briefly ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An item of clothing worn over the stockings, in fashion in the seventeenth century.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Boothose \Boot"hose`\, n. Stocking hose, or spatterdashes, in lieu of boots. --Shak. Hose made to be worn with boots, as by travelers on horseback. --Sir W. Scott.