gaiter
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gaiter/ˈɡeɪtə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and lower leg.
- 2 chiefly US a shoe or overshoe extending to the ankle or above.
- 3 a flexible covering for the base of a gear lever or other mechanical part.
– derivatives
gaitered adjective.
gaitered adjective.
– origin C18: from Fr. guêtre, prob. of Gmc origin.
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