brogans
Sturdy work boots
Brogans are sturdy, ankle-high work boots, typically made of heavy leather.
The word evokes rough outdoor labor—farming, logging, military marches: He laced up his brogans and headed for the fields.
The term is somewhat old-fashioned, more common in rural American speech than urban.
Ankle-covering footwear
- infantryGround combat troops
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- marchRhythmic group walk
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
army · combat · uniform · garrison · drill · regiment · battalion · platoon
Tanned animal skin
- durableAble to withstand use
- heavy-dutyBuilt for hard use
- work bootsProtective footwear for labor
- constructionProcess of building something
farming · logging · factory · warehouse · steel-toe · labor · tradesman · carpenter
Shoe-closing strings
- solesBottom of footwear
- oxfordsLaced dress shoes
- derbiesDome-crowned formal hats
- shoesProtective foot coverings
cobblers · resoling · eyelets · tongue · welt · stitched · hand-sewn · polished
The eighteen hundreds
- frontierEdge of settlement
- settlersThose who establish homes
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- minersOre extractors
gold rush · Irish · immigrants · rural · antique · vintage · old-fashioned · traditional
boots
Ankle-covering footwear
trenches · army · combat · uniform · garrison · drill · regiment · battalion · platoon · reenactment
leather
Tanned animal skin
- durableAble to withstand use
- heavy-dutyBuilt for hard use
- work bootsProtective footwear for labor
construction · farming · logging · factory · warehouse · steel-toe · labor · tradesman · carpenter · rugged
laces
Shoe-closing strings
shoes · cobblers · resoling · eyelets · tongue · welt · stitched · hand-sewn · polished · broken-in
19th-century
The eighteen hundreds
miners · gold rush · Irish · immigrants · rural · antique · vintage · old-fashioned · traditional · heirloom
brogansdress shoes
Elegant footwear for occasions
patent leather shoes · satin slippers · formal shoes · oxfords · ballroom shoes
brogansballet slippers
Soft shoes for dance
ballet flats · bedroom slippers · silk slippers · espadrilles · sandals