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wel·lie

also wel·ly (wĕl′ē)
n. pl. wel·lies
A Wellington boot.
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wellies

(ˈwɛlɪz)
pl n
(Clothing & Fashion) informal Brit Wellington boots
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Translations
holínky
gummistøvler
kumisaappaat
gumene čizme
ウェリントンブーツ
고무장화
gummistövlar
รองเท้าบู๊ทยาง
ủng cao su

wellies

[ˈwɛliz] npl (British) (= wellingtons) → bottes fpl en caoutchouc well-informed [ˌwɛlɪnˈfɔːrmd] adj (= having knowledge of sth) → informé(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

wellies

→ حِذَاءٌ مَطَّاطيّ holínky gummistøvler Gummistiefel γαλότσες botas de agua kumisaappaat bottes en caoutchouc gumene čizme stivali di gomma ウェリントンブーツ 고무장화 rubberlaarzen gummistøvler kalosze do kolan botas de borracha резиновые сапоги gummistövlar รองเท้าบู๊ทยาง lastik çizme ủng cao su 长筒雨靴
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Pupils and staff from Eastlea Primary School in Cramlington, Northumberland, will be walking in their wellies to St Nicholas' Church and back, clocking up an impressive 400 welly miles between them.
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Saltholme wildlife reserve and discovery park is asking people to donate their unwanted, worn-out wellies.
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RECYCLABLE wellies, as won by Kate Moss and friend, above -you can now buy wellies made from old ones - check out Dunlop www.dunlopboots.com
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The Royal Horticultural Society and Hunter Wellingtons have joined forces to launch a new website to sell a new range of wellington boots The wellies celebrate the beauty of gardens and have been designed around a floral theme of sunflowers, roses and holly.
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They, too, can't figure out why Scots fishermen lose so many right wellies over the side of their boats...
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The children are being sponsored to wear their wellies to a special harvest festival service.
Pupils in charity plea
PEOPLE are being asked to wear their wellies to raise money for World Cerebral Palsy Day.
Children's charity appealing for appeal help
EVER since Kate Moss decreed it be so (we think it was around 2003) denim cut-offs and Hunter wellies have been the go-to uniform for festival-going girlies.
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