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Cowboy boots

Scope note

High-heeled boots of leather or leatherlike material often having decorative stitching, trimming, or tooling, generally extending to mid-calf and usually having external boot straps. Traditionally worn by ranch hands, especially in the American West.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000210025

Broader Terms used

<boots by form>

Term used for

boot, cowboy
boots, cowboy

Equivalent Terms used

cowboy boot

Created

13yrs ago

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