"high button shoe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: high button shoes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} high button shoe (plural high button shoes)
  1. (historical) An ankle boot fastened by a row of buttons (in fashion from the late 19th to mid-20th century). Tags: historical Categories (topical): Footwear

Inflected forms

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