Definition of "foot-gear" [foot-gear]

• Covering for the feet; shoes or boots and stockings. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "In another minute he would be able to feed it with branches the size of his wrist, and then he could remove his wet foot-gear, and, while it dried, he could keep his naked feet warm by the fire, rubbing them at first, of course, with snow."
• "He had hoped to get into camp with the boys at six o'clock, and this would delay him an hour, for he would have to build a fire and dry out his foot-gear."
• "They did not remove their foot-gear, though the water was icy cold — so cold that their ankles ached and their feet went numb."