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Definition of Galoches
1. galoche [v] - See also: galoche
Lexicographical Neighbors of Galoches
Literary usage of Galoches
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Industries of Russia by Russia Ministerstvo finansov, John Martin Crawford (1893)
"The success of this concern may be easily gauged by observing the increasing
production of india rubber galoches; in 1860 to 1861 it amounted to ..."
2. Two Centuries of Costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX by Alice Morse Earle (1903)
"It is spelt galoches in Piers Plowman. ... and " one pair of galoches, 14 d"
Clogs, or galoches, were known in the days of the Saxons, when they were termed ..."
3. Early English Text Society by Early English Text Society (1877)
"As to galoches, we learn from Cotgrave that, in his time, the term was restricted to
... 554, where mention is made of galoches of wood under the date 1400. ..."
4. The Statutes at Large from the Magna Charta, to the End of the Eleventh by Great Britain (1762)
"... or galoches, or upon the Sunday, or any of the faid ... or galoches, upon pain
of forfeiture and lofs of xxs. ..."
5. The Emir of Bokhara and His Country: Journeys and Studies in Bokhara (with a by Ole Olufsen (1911)
"The rich officials and the Emir often wear such boots of gold- or silver-brocade,
and on entering a house or a mosque, the galoches are placed at the door. ..."
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