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–noun
a high shoe with elastic sides, worn by men in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Origin:
1840–50, Americanism
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Congress boot  
n.  An ankle-high shoe with elastic material in the sides. Also called Congress gaiter.

[From its former popularity among members of the U.S. Congress.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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