Editing Wellington boot (section)

{{Short description|Type of waterproof boot}}
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[[File:Sievi Boots (2).jpg|thumb|upright|Modern [[polyurethane]] Wellington boots]]

A '''Wellington boot''', often shortened to '''welly''',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-03 |title=Wellington Boots |url=https://fashiongtonpost.com/wellington-boots/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=The Fashiongton Post |language=en-US}}</ref> and also known as a '''gumboot''', '''rubber boot''', or '''rain boot''',<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Tuft |first=Karen |date=2022-03-30 |title=What Do Americans Call Wellies? (Inc Wellies History) |url=https://www.wonderfulwellies.co.uk/what-do-americans-call-wellies/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=Wonderful Wellies |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=University |first=Yeshiva |title=A Brief History of the Rain Boot |url=https://www.treehugger.com/a-brief-history-of-the-rain-boot-4863047 |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=Treehugger |language=en}}</ref> is a type of [[waterproof]] [[boot]] made of [[rubber]].

Originally a type of leather [[riding boot]] adapted from [[Hessian (boot)|Hessian boots]], a style of military foot wear, Wellington boots were worn and popularised by [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington]]. They became a staple of practical foot wear for the British [[aristocracy]] and middle class in the early 19th century. The term was subsequently applied to waterproof rubber boots ubiquitously worn today in a range of agricultural and outdoors pursuits.