Meaning & use
Blucher
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A style of shoe or half-boot in which the vamp (front part) has quarters sewn on top of it, rather than underneath, allowing for a wider, more adjustable opening.
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He wore a pair of brown leather bluchers with his suit.
Bluchers are prized for being easier to fit over a high instep than closed lace-ups.
A note on using this word
The style is named after Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, the Prussian general at the Battle of Waterloo, whose troops reportedly wore boots of this design.
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derby shoe
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