gaiter
(noun) legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg from the knee to the ankle
gaiter
(noun) a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides
spat, gaiter
(noun) a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gaiter (plural gaiters)
A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep; see spats
A covering cloth or leather for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe.
Part of the ecclesiastical garb of a bishop.
gaiter (third-person singular simple present gaiters, present participle gaitering, simple past and past participle gaitered)
To dress with gaiters.
• aigret, tirage, triage, trigae
Gaiter (plural Gaiters)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gaiter is the 22543rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1140 individuals. Gaiter is most common among Black/African American (71.05%) and White (22.63%) individuals.
• aigret, tirage, triage, trigae
Source: Wiktionary
Gait"er, n. Etym: [F. guêtre, cf. Armor. gweltren; or perh. of German origin, and akin to E. wear, v.]
1. 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.
2. A kind of shoe, consisting of cloth, and covering the ankle.
Gai"ter, v. t.
Definition: To dress with gaiters.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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