wellies
rubber boots (Stiefel)
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will be donning (anziehen) their royal WELLIES on a visit to a community project in Craigmillar next week.
(Edinburgh Evening News, May 23, 2006)
Only Kate Moss could get away with a gold lamé micro-dress and WELLIES as she and her wayward (eigensinnig) rocker boyfriend strut (stolzieren) through the mud as this year's undisputed festival king and queen.
(www.getlippy.com)
(Edinburgh Evening News, May 23, 2006)
Only Kate Moss could get away with a gold lamé micro-dress and WELLIES as she and her wayward (eigensinnig) rocker boyfriend strut (stolzieren) through the mud as this year's undisputed festival king and queen.
(www.getlippy.com)
Did you
know?
wellies
noun
- (chiefly British) rubber boots
The Wellington boot, also known as a welly, a wellie, a gumboot (New Zealand) or a rubber boot, is a type of boot based upon Hessian boots worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and fashionable among the British aristocracy in the early 19th century.
Green Wellingtons are most popular in Britain, while black Wellingtons, particularly with red or green soles, remain the favourite of Canadians. Yellow-soled black Wellingtons are often seen in the US, in addition to Canadian styles.
And then there is wellie throwing, a light-hearted sport in Britain known as wellie wanging, which involves throwing Wellington boots as far as possible.
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
“Look at that storm. We had better put our wellies on before we go out!”.
noun
- (chiefly British) rubber boots
The Wellington boot, also known as a welly, a wellie, a gumboot (New Zealand) or a rubber boot, is a type of boot based upon Hessian boots worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and fashionable among the British aristocracy in the early 19th century.
Green Wellingtons are most popular in Britain, while black Wellingtons, particularly with red or green soles, remain the favourite of Canadians. Yellow-soled black Wellingtons are often seen in the US, in addition to Canadian styles.
And then there is wellie throwing, a light-hearted sport in Britain known as wellie wanging, which involves throwing Wellington boots as far as possible.
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
“Look at that storm. We had better put our wellies on before we go out!”.
