bottine

English

Etymology

From French bottine. See boot (“type of footwear”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɒˈtiːn/

Noun

bottine (plural bottines)

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

References

1839, Robley Dunglison, “BOTTINE”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, […], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC:

“bottine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Bonetti

French

Etymology

From botte +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔ.tin/
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Noun

bottine f (plural bottines)

(ankle) boot

Further reading

“bottine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

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