Gaiter

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A heavy cloth or leather covering for the leg extending from the instep to the ankle or knee.
  • n. A similar covering of lightweight, moisture-resistant fabric, used by skiers and hikers.
  • n. An ankle-high shoe with elastic sides.
  • n. An overshoe with a cloth top.
  • n. A high tubular collar fitting closely around the neck, often worn by skiers.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep; see spats
  • n. A covering cloth or leather for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe.
  • n. Part of the ecclesiastical garb of a bishop.
  • v. To dress with gaiters.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • n. A kind of shoe, consisting of cloth, and covering the ankle.
  • v. To dress with gaiters.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. 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.
  • n. 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.
  • To dress with gaiters.
  • n. The dogwood-tree. Now gaiter-tree, gattridge.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
  • n. legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg from the knee to the ankle
  • n. a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    leging    leg covering    legging    shoe   
    Cross Reference
    spat   
    Form
    gaite    guetter   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    legging    continations    squatterdash    spats    gambado   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Crater    Creator    Decatur    Equator    Lemaitre    Mercator    Pater    Slater    amphitheater    amphitheatre   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    leggings    jerkin    cravat    smock    spat    waistcoat    mitten    stocking    slipper    topcoat