variants
or bootie
: a usually ankle-length boot, slipper, or sock
especially
: an infant's knitted or crocheted sock
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Maintaining a barrier against the cross-contamination of their feelings was as important as the masks and bootees.
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Jay Kirk, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
Some elderly volunteers had crocheted bootees for the rubber models to fit inside.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2019
Gargiulo wore the same types of bootees over his shoes for his work as an air conditioner repairman.
—Alene Tchekmedyianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2019
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Jay Kirk, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
Some elderly volunteers had crocheted bootees for the rubber models to fit inside.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2019
Gargiulo wore the same types of bootees over his shoes for his work as an air conditioner repairman.
—Alene Tchekmedyianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2019
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“Bootee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bootee. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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