high-cut

1 of 2

adjective

1

: cut high up

2

: having a high top

—used of a boot

high-cut

2 of 2

noun

: a laced boot reaching well up the calf of the leg

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

high + cut

First Known Use

Adjective

1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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