a. 1. Wearing boots, especially boots with long tops, as for riding; as, a booted squire. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) Having an undivided, horny, bootlike covering; -- said of the tarsus of some birds. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A half boot or short boot. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖prop. n. [ L. Bootes, Gr. bow`ths herdsman, fr. boy^s, gen. boo`s, ox, cow. ] (Astron.) A northern constellation of stars near Ursa Major, containing the bright star Arcturus. [ 1913 Webster ]