gaiter

[ gey-ter ]

/ ˈgeɪ tər /

noun

a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.Compare upper¹ (def. 7).

a cloth or leather shoe with elastic insertions at the sides.

an overshoe with a fabric top.

Origin of gaiter

1765–75; <French guêtre,Middle French guiestre, guestre, perhaps <Frankish *wrist, cognate with German Rist ankle, wrist. See wrist

OTHER WORDS FROM gaiter

gai·ter·less, adjective

Words nearby gaiter

Gainsborough, 'gainst, Gaiseric, gait, gaited, gaiter, Gaithersburg, Gaitskell, Gaius, Gajdusek, gak

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Example sentences from the Web for gaiter

The gaiter secured, we prepared to lift the sufferer from his seat, and he on his part made a feeble effort to rise.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 68, No. 417, July, 1850|Various
A gaiter shoe or combination shoe and stocking was made of waterproof cloth, laced up the sides, and reached to about the knees.
Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States|Claudia B. Kidwell
Five decades hardly modified the cut of a gaiter, the embroidery of a smock-frock, by the breadth of a hair.
Far from the Madding Crowd|Thomas Hardy
Her gaiter boots were saturated with wet, and soiled with reddish clay.
Mabel's Mistake|Ann S. Stephens

She consented that I should rest a while at the cobbler's, and then return home carrying the gaiter.
Explorers of the Dawn|Mazo de la Roche

British Dictionary definitions for gaiter

gaiter

/ (ˈɡeɪtə) /

noun (often plural)

a cloth or leather covering for the leg or ankle buttoned on one side and usually strapped under the foot

Also called: spat a similar covering extending from the ankle to the instep

a waterproof covering for the ankle worn by climbers and walkers to prevent snow, mud, or gravel entering over the top of the boot

Derived forms of gaiter

gaiterless, adjective

Word Origin for gaiter

C18: from French guêtre, probably of Germanic origin and related to wrist

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单词	gaiter
释义	gaiter [ gey-ter ] / ˈgeɪ tər / noun a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.Compare upper¹ (def. 7). a cloth or leather shoe with elastic insertions at the sides. an overshoe with a fabric top. Origin of gaiter 1765–75; <French guêtre,Middle French guiestre, guestre, perhaps <Frankish *wrist, cognate with German Rist ankle, wrist. See wrist OTHER WORDS FROM gaiter gai·ter·less, adjective Words nearby gaiter Gainsborough, 'gainst, Gaiseric, gait, gaited, gaiter, Gaithersburg, Gaitskell, Gaius, Gajdusek, gak Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gaiter The gaiter secured, we prepared to lift the sufferer from his seat, and he on his part made a feeble effort to rise. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 68, No. 417, July, 1850\|Various A gaiter shoe or combination shoe and stocking was made of waterproof cloth, laced up the sides, and reached to about the knees. Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States\|Claudia B. Kidwell Five decades hardly modified the cut of a gaiter, the embroidery of a smock-frock, by the breadth of a hair. Far from the Madding Crowd\|Thomas Hardy Her gaiter boots were saturated with wet, and soiled with reddish clay. Mabel's Mistake\|Ann S. Stephens She consented that I should rest a while at the cobbler's, and then return home carrying the gaiter. Explorers of the Dawn\|Mazo de la Roche British Dictionary definitions for gaiter gaiter / (ˈɡeɪtə) / noun (often plural) a cloth or leather covering for the leg or ankle buttoned on one side and usually strapped under the foot Also called: spat a similar covering extending from the ankle to the instep a waterproof covering for the ankle worn by climbers and walkers to prevent snow, mud, or gravel entering over the top of the boot Derived forms of gaiter gaiterless, adjective Word Origin for gaiter C18: from French guêtre, probably of Germanic origin and related to wrist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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