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Galoshes, also known by many other names, are a type of overshoe or rubber boot that is put on over shoes to keep them from getting muddy or wet during inclement weather. Names [ edit ]
Unlike most galoshes, the "galesh" are always handwoven and with specific fabrics. [1] It is what people in Persia used to wear before the proliferation of the modern shoe, especially in the provinces of northern Iran. Galesh are still made today, but in the category of handicrafts and cultural produce. [disambiguation needed]
Modern polyurethane Wellington boots. A Wellington boot, often shortened to welly, [1] and also known as a gumboot, rubber boot, or rain boot, [2] [3] is a type of waterproof boot made of rubber.
Valenki are usually worn for walking on dry snow in frosty weather. In order to prevent wear, the boots are often soled with leather, rubber or another durable material or worn with galoshes. Traditionally, valenki come in brown, black, gray and white, however, modern versions are often dyed or produced from colored artificial materials.
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To emphasize how quickly the galoshes could be fastened they were marketed as Zipper Boots. [6] The Goodrich company registered the trademark name Zipper in 1943, so that no other company could legally use the name, though individuals informally referred to slide fasteners as zippers.
Two pair of sealskin kamiit. Left, winter kamik, right, summer kamik. Mukluks [1] or kamik (Inuktitut: ᑲᒥᒃ [2]) (singular: ᑲᒪᒃ kamak, plural: ᑲᒦᑦ kamiit) are soft boots, traditionally made of reindeer (caribou) skin or sealskin, and worn by Indigenous Arctic peoples, including Inuit, Iñupiat, and Yup'ik.
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