stirrup-leathers

The seat of Shalkan's saddle, the stirrup-leathers, the silk cords that knotted the bands of his armor together, and its sheepskin lining were all dyed the same shade of green as Kellen's surcoat and the equivalent parts of his armor.

Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010

We were mounted on a very miscellaneous lot of Lombock ponies, which we had some difficulty in supplying with the necessary saddles, etc.; and most of us had to patch up our girths, bridles, or stirrup-leathers as best we could.

The Malay Archipelago 2004

It has a horn in front, a low peak behind, large wooden stirrups with leathern flaps the length of the stirrup-leathers, to prevent the dress from coming in contact with the horse, and strong guards of hide which hang over and below the stirrup, and cover it and the foot up to the ancles, to prevent the feet or boots from being torn in riding through the bush.

The Hawaiian Archipelago Isabella Lucy 2004

The seat of Shalkan's saddle, the stirrup-leathers, the silk cords that knotted the bands of his armor together, and its sheepskin lining were all dyed the same shade of green as Kellen's surcoat and the equivalent parts of his armor.

The Outstretched Shadow 2003

Therefore is it that I make my prayers in fashion of stirrup-leathers; I shorten or lengthen them when I think good.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

Therefore is it that I make my prayers in fashion of stirrup-leathers; I shorten or lengthen them when I think good.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

Moorish saddles, covered with scarlet cloth, such as every Moor uses -- the stirrup-leathers of twisted scarlet silk, several thick saddle-cloths underneath, the girths never drawn, the saddle only kept from slipping over head or tail by scarlet britching and breastplate.

In the Tail of the Peacock Isabel Savory

Save the incessant clash of the notched rapiers, as each deadly thrust was adroitly parried and furiously repeated, the straining of stirrup-leathers, as each fencer swayed to and fro in his saddle, their suppressed breathing, and the champing of iron bits, Lemercier and his foe saw nothing but the gleam and heard nothing but the clash of each other's glittering swords.

The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 Various

Accordingly, as there was a small tree near, I ascended, and, because the footing was precarious and the position unfavourable for a good shot, I buckled myself to a bough by means of one of my stirrup-leathers.

Adventures in Many Lands Various

I'm not going to tell the number, nor at which end of the street we live; for it's very disagreeable to have people riding by and stopping to alter their stirrup-leathers, and squinting up at one's drawing-room windows where one sits working in peace, and then cantering off and trotting by again, as if something had been forgotten.

Kate Coventry An Autobiography G. J. Whyte-Melville