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  • noun Plural form of arctic.

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Examples

  • Huge "arctics" were strapped on his feet, from which seemed to spring, as from massive roots, his small, thin form, clad in a scanty _robe de chambre_ of cotton flannel, surmounted by a broad sou'wester, carefully covered by a voluminous white pocket handkerchief.

    Adrift in the Ice-Fields Charles W. Hall

  • "arctics," there, with that ever faithful aide in close attendance, was the chief they loved; dropped in, all unsuspecting, just to say good-bye.

    A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier Charles King 1888

  • My dad wore "rubbers" and I wore "arctics," a rubber boot with buckles.

    We Are Keeping Our Wingtips Dry 2011

  • The fact is when temperatures rise slightly, there is more LIFE on earth, as more land becomes life-sustaining in the arctics.

    What replaces oil? Jonathan 2008

  • Owing to my inability to get money in Denver I am almost without shoes, have nothing but a pair of slippers and some “arctics.”

    A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains 2007

  • We talked most of that day, and I equipped myself with arctics and warm gloves for the mountain tour which has been planned for me, and I gave Birdie the

    A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains 2007

  • He continued to dress flamboyantly sloppily, slouching onstage in the same lumpy suits, retro string ties, and “heavy arctics” on his feet that he wore around town.

    Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005

  • He continued to dress flamboyantly sloppily, slouching onstage in the same lumpy suits, retro string ties, and “heavy arctics” on his feet that he wore around town.

    Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005

  • When we reached the street I found I had left my arctics in the box.

    Mark Twain: A Biography 2003

  • No one seemed to be about, so with only the flickering fire to show him the way, he went to the closet and removed his hat, his overcoat, and those strange arctics which had come into his life when he decided to take this simple little trip to Tahoe.

    Murder Canyon Blacher, Joan 2002

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