Synonyms:
Hessian_boot, hessian, jackboot, Wellington, Wellington_boot
Meaning: (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
Synonyms:
Wellington, capital_of_New_Zealand
Meaning: the capital of New Zealand
Synonyms:
Wellington, Duke_of_Wellington, First_Duke_of_Wellington, Arthur_Wellesley, Iron_Duke
Meaning: British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
Usage examples
The locality was Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas.
The Duke of Wellington's Adventure in the Cavern; 2.
The strange Incident in the Duke of Wellington's Life; 3.
I chose the Duke of Wellington and two sons, Christopher North and Co., and Mr. Abernethy.
Emily and I jumped out of bed, and I snatched up one and exclaimed, 'This is the Duke of Wellington!
The Duke of Wellington and the little King's and Queen's visit to the Horse-Guards; completed May 8th, 1830.
The rare richness and lavish beauty of the Wellington mausoleum are only surpassed by a certain tomb in France.
Nobody could write, think, or speak on any subject but the Catholic question, and the Duke of Wellington, and Mr. Peel.
Description of the Duke of Wellington's Palace on the Pleasant Banks of the Lusiva; this article is a small prose tale or incident; 3.
Politics were evidently their grand interest; the Duke of Wellington their demi-god. All that related to him belonged to the heroic age.