Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Originally, calf leather of a rough or thick variety, as used in box-toes; now, a chrome-tanned calfskin, either in black or colors and usually grained or boarded.
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Examples
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I ruined my box-calf boots, I split my trousers at the knees, and I felt that my hat had parted with its shape for ever; and yet I continued the ascent.
Scottish Ghost Stories Elliott O'Donnell 1918
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