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2. Brogue shoe - Wikipedia

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   Pair of full brogue shoes The brogue (derived from the Gaeilge bróg ( Irish ), and the Gaelic bròg ( Scottish ) for "shoe") [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is a style of low-heeled shoe or boot traditionally characterised by multiple-piece, sturdy leather uppers with decorative perforations (or "broguing") and serration along the pieces' visible edges.

3. Brogan (shoes) - Wikipedia

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   Brogan-like shoes, called "brogues" (from Old Irish "bróc" meaning "shoe"), were made and worn in Ireland and Scotland as early as the 16th century, and the shoe type probably originated in Ireland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They were used by the Scots and the Irish as work boots to wear in the wet, boggy Scottish and Irish countryside. [ 3 ]

4. Spats (footwear) - Wikipedia

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   U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard wear white canvas leggings as part of their Enlisted Full Dress Whites.. Since the mid-19th century, soldiers of various nations, especially infantry, often wore leggings or spats to protect their lower leg, to keep dirt, sand, and mud from entering their shoes, and to provide a measure of ankle support.

5. Uniforms of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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   An officer inspects enlisted sailors in Service Dress Blue (2008) A female U.S. Navy officer in Service Dress Blue uniform (2012) The Service Dress Blue (SDB) uniform consists of a dark navy blue suit coat and trousers (or optional skirt for women) that are nearly black in color, a white shirt, and a black four-in-hand necktie for men or a neck tab for women.

6. Women in the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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   Women worked as nurses for the Union Navy during the American Civil War.In 1890, Ann Bradford Stokes, who during the American Civil War had worked as a nurse on the navy hospital ship USS Red Rover, where she assisted Sisters of the Holy Cross, was granted a pension of $12 a month, making her the first American woman to receive a pension for her own service in the military.

7. Dress shoe - Wikipedia

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   Brogues have rows of decorative punching in patterns: full brogues, or wingtips (the standard American name), have a toe cap in a wavy shape, with punched patterns on various sections of the shoe; half brogues have a normal straight edged toe cap and less punching; finally, other terms such as quarter-brogue etc. may be used to describe ...