bootee
See also: booteé
English
Alternative forms
Noun
bootee (plural bootees)
- A soft, woolen shoe, usually knitted, for a baby or small pet.
- Take off the baby's bootees before you put her in the crib.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 15, in The China Governess[1]:
- ‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’
- A thick sock worn under a wetsuit.
- An overshoe or sock worn to cover dirty shoes or feet.
- Surgeons often slip on bootees before entering the operating room.
Translations
a soft, woolen shoe, usually knitted, for a baby or small pet
shoe cover
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Verb
bootee