Boots

thumb|A black leather ankle boot with studded embellishments thumb|Ancient Greece|Ancient Greek pair of terracotta boots. Early geometric period cremation burial of a woman, 900 BC, [[Ancient Agora Museum, Athens.]] A boot is a type of footwear. Most boots mainly cover the foot and the ankle, while some also cover some part of the lower calf. Some boots extend up the leg, sometimes as far as the knee or even the hip. Most boots have a heel that is clearly distinguishable from the rest of the sole, even if the two are made of one piece. Traditionally made of leather or rubber, modern boots are

thumb|right|Russian valenki

footwear brand

Type of waterproof boot

American manufacturer and retailer of outdoors wear

shoe with a platform sole

type of sheepskin boot from Australia and New Zealand

work shoe or boot with armored toe cap

element in folklore

specialized footwear that are used in skiing to provide a way to attach the skier to skis

waterproof garment combining high-waisted trousers and boots, worn by fishermen

boot with Cuban heel, rounded to pointed toe, high shaft, no lacing

thumb|upright=1.7|Two pair of sealskin kamiit. Left, winter kamik, right, summer kamik. Mukluks or kamik ( ) (singular: , plural: ) are soft boots, traditionally made of reindeer (caribou) skin or sealskin, and worn by Indigenous Arctic peoples, including Inuit, Iñupiat, and Yup'ik.

sturdy lace-up ankle boot for outdoor wear

close-fitting, ankle-high boots with elastic side panel

device for removing boots

boot reaching above the knee

right|thumb|Anatomy of , showing the metal closures at the back of the boot, the rubber soles and the fabric upper portion are a style of footwear with a divided toe, originating in Japan. They are similar to socks in both appearance and construction. Though they can be worn with traditional thonged footwear such as and , are mostly designed and made to be worn alone as outdoor footwear, resembling boots that reach roughly to the mid-calf. are also known as ' boots'.

waterproof boots reaching to the hips

horse riding boot

American footwear company

ankle boot designed as a riding boot with a rounded toe and a low heel

après-ski boot trademark

footwear for climbing

short leather boots

style of fetish footwear that merges the look of the pointe shoe with a high heel

Shoe with a high heel integral with the sole

style of footwear

rubber wellington boot and footwear importer

strip of leather, rubber, or plastic that runs along the perimeter of a shoe outsole

sexual fetish

Cuban-heeled ankle boot

thumb|Contemporary portrait of the Emperor Justinian, possibly wearing The tzangion (, ), plural tzangia () was a type of boot or sandal, which in the Middle Ages became an important part of the Byzantine Emperors' regalia.

leather work-boots

type of footwear

Russian high boots with felt booleg

type of footwear

boots made of sheepskin, usually with the wool on the inside

low-heeled style of women's fashion boot first introduced in the mid-1960s

'''''' () are a type of traditional Korean boot, which, along with , is a subdivision of Korean shoes. The refers to all kind of shoes that do not go up to the ankle. are usually made of leather, and artisans who make the shoes are called . were originally worn by the Northern kingdoms of Korea. The horse-riding cultures of the North appear to have typically worn leather boots (), while the farmers of the South wore shoes of leather or straw (). Different types of boots were worn by military and civil officials.