1. pēro, ōnis, m., a kind of boot made of raw hide, worn chiefly by soldiers and wagoners (cf. caliga): crudus, Verg. A. 7, 690: alto per glaciem perone tegi, Juv. 14, 186; App. M. 7, p. 465; Sid. Ep. 4, 20: perones effeminati, Tert. Pall. 5.