hessian

a. Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hessian boots, or
Hessians, boot of a kind worn in England, in the early part of the nineteenth century, tasseled in front. Thackeray. --
Hessian cloth, or
Hessians, a coarse hempen cloth for sacking. --
Hessian crucible. See under Crucible. --
Hessian fly (Zool.), a small dipterous fly or midge (Cecidomyia destructor). Its larvae live between the base of the lower leaves and the stalk of wheat, and are very destructive to young wheat; -- so called from the erroneous idea that it was brought into America by the Hessian troops, during the Revolution. [ 1913 Webster ]