Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - wellington
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(wellingtons) Wellingtons or wellington boots are long rubber boots which you wear to keep your feet dry. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use rubber boots) N-COUNT: usu pl ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of ~ Date: 1817 a boot having a loose top with the front usually coming to or above the knee — usually used in plural II. biographical name 1st Duke of 1769-1852 Arthur Wellesley; the Iron Duke British general & statesman III. geographical name 1. village SE Florida population 38,216 2. city & port capital of New Zealand in SW North Island on Port Nicholson (~ Harbor) on Cook Strait population 149,400 ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (in full wellington boot) Brit. a waterproof rubber or plastic boot usu. reaching the knee. Etymology: after the 1st Duke of Wellington, Brit. general and statesman d. 1852 ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- boot so called from 1817, for 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), who also in his lifetime had a style of coat, hat, and trousers named for him as well as a variety of apple and pine tree. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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