Gaiter

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A heavy cloth or leather covering for the leg extending from the instep to the ankle or knee.
  • noun. A similar covering of moisture-resistant fabric, used by skiers and hikers.
  • noun. An ankle-high shoe with elastic sides.
  • noun. An overshoe with a cloth top.
  • noun. A tubular collar fitting closely around the neck, often worn by skiers.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To dress with gaiters.
  • noun. The dogwood-tree. Now gaiter-tree, gattridge.
  • noun. A covering of cloth for the ankle, or the ankle and lower leg, spreading out at the bottom over the top of the shoe; a spatterdash.
  • noun. Originally, a kind of shoe, consisting partly of cloth, covering the ankle; now, also, a shoe of similar form, with or without cloth, generally with an insertion of elastic on each side.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep, or for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe.
  • noun. A kind of shoe, consisting of cloth, and covering the ankle.
  • transitive verb. To dress with gaiters.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep; see spats
  • noun. A covering cloth or leather for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe.
  • noun. Part of the ecclesiastical garb of a bishop.
  • verb. To dress with gaiters.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
  • noun. legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg from the knee to the ankle
  • noun. a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides
  • Word Usage
    "They won't always fight; sometimes they run away very meek; the best way to kill'em is to put a ball in the eye, sir; thar's no use in wasting shot in a 'gaiter's hide."
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