gamashes
plural noun
ga·mash·es
gəˈmashə̇z
archaic Scottish
: leggings or gaiters worn by horseback riders
Word History
Etymology
Middle French gamaches, plural of gamache, modification of Old Provençal garamacha, galamacha, modification of Old Spanish guadamecí colored or embossed leather, from guadamecí, adjective, colored or embossed (said of leather), modification of Arabic ghadāmasīy of Gadàmes, town in Tripoli where ornate leather was made
First Known Use
1596, in the meaning defined above