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Fairy-tale boots enabling the wearer to reach seven leagues at a stride.
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Seven-league boots — are an element in European folklore. The boots allow the wearer to take great strides mdash;seven leagues each step mdash;resulting in great speed. The boots are presented by a magical character to the protagonist to aid in the completion of a… … Wikipedia
seven league boots — boots from a fairy tale that enable the person who wears them to reach seven leagues at a stride … English contemporary dictionary
seven-league boots — /sev euhn leeg / fairy tale boots enabling the wearer to reach seven leagues at a stride. [1805 15; trans. of F bottes de sept lieues in the fairy tales of C. Perrault, esp. Le petit Poucet (E Hop o my Thumb)] * * * … Universalium
seven-league boots — /sev euhn leeg / fairy tale boots enabling the wearer to reach seven leagues at a stride. [1805 15; trans. of F bottes de sept lieues in the fairy tales of C. Perrault, esp. Le petit Poucet (E Hop o my Thumb)] … Useful english dictionary
seven-league — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : traversing seven leagues at a stride seven league boots a seven league step in the right direction Newsweek … Useful english dictionary
sev|en-league boots — «SEHV uhn LEEG», the magical boots in the fairy tale of Hop o my Thumb, which enabled the wearer to cover seven leagues at each stride … Useful english dictionary
seven — O.E. seofon, from P.Gmc. *sebun (Cf. O.S. sibun, O.N. sjau, O.Fris. sowen, siugun, Du. zeven, O.H.G. sibun, Ger. sieben), from PIE *septm (Cf. Skt. sapta, Avestan hapta, Hitt. shipta, Gk. hepta, L … Etymology dictionary
League (unit) — A league is a unit of length or area long common in Europe and Latin America, although no longer an official unit in any nation. The league most frequently expresses the distance a person, or a horse, can walk in 1 hour of time (usually about 3.5 … Wikipedia
Puss in Boots — This article is about the 1697 French fairy tale. For other uses, see Puss in Boots (disambiguation). Puss in Boots Illustration 1843, from édition L. Curmer Author … Wikipedia
Rocket boots — are a patented Russian invention to speed up walking. Created by scientist Viktor Gordeyev, the boots are actually a mechanical construction strapped on the legs and are powered by small Internal combustion engines that adds energy to every step … Wikipedia
