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HESSIAN

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• HESSIAN (noun)
The noun HESSIAN has 1 sense:

1. (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot

Familiarity information: HESSIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• HESSIAN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(19th century) a man's high tasseled boot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

hessian; Hessian boot; jackboot; Wellington boot; Wellington

Hypernyms ("hessian" is a kind of...):

boot (footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg)

"The head and feet keep warm, the rest will take no harm."
(English proverb)
"When a man moves away from nature his heart becomes hard."
(Native American proverb, Lakota)
"If the heart is empty, the rest will soon abandon you too."
(Arabic proverb)
"The grass is always greener on the other side."
(Danish proverb)

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