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Blucher

noun

Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819). Synonyms: G. L. von Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher, von Blucher.

A high shoe with laces over the tongue.

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"Blucher" Quotes from Famous Books

... and, seeing neither sabres, nor cuirasses, neither infantry nor cavalry, asked in turn where were their fathers. They were told that the war was ended, that Caesar was dead, and that the portraits of Wellington and of Blucher were suspended in the ante-chambers of the consulates and the embassies, with this ...

— Child of a Century, Complete • Alfred de Musset

... beaver gloves, and great gold spectacles, not a clerk in that house did not tremble before her, and it was said she only wanted a pipe in her mouth considerably to resemble the late Field-Marshal Prince Blucher. ...

— The Newcomes • William Makepeace Thackeray

Words linked to "Blucher" : shoe, full general, general, von Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher