Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A covering for the ankle of a horse, designed to prevent interfering. See
interfere . - noun A boot reaching a little above a person's ankle.
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Examples
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But the truly wonderful thing about the ankle-boot craze is that many fashionably broke New Yorkers already have a pair in the back of their closet.
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Evolved from their trendy ankle-boot ancestors, they offer a sexy spin on booties for warm weather.
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Oscar de la Renta has snipped straight to the point with the befittingly named Cut-Out Bootie, which maintains the classic ankle-boot shape but exposes a triangle of skin just behind the toes (€489; neimanmarcus. com).
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In a similar, softened-wedge style, Bottega Veneta is also offering this lower-shaft ankle-boot.
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