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gaiter
UK /ˈɡeɪ.tə/ US /ˈɡeɪ.təɹ/
noun 6verb 1name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
soleless
VERB + GAITER
pulled
GAITER + NOUN
neck
PREP.
around, up
Definitions
noun
1
A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep.
2
A covering cloth or leather for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe.
Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.
3
A neck gaiter.
[He] stood and pulled up the gaiter around his neck to mask his mouth and nose. “People are careful around here, so you'll want to put your mask on,” she told Perry.
4
A part of the ecclesiastical garb of a bishop.
5
A protective flexible sleeve covering a moving part, intended to keep the part clean.
verb
1
To dress with gaiters.
noun
1
The dogwood, or a similar shrub.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankl
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonge
Wiktionary02
[He] stood and pulled up the gaiter around his neck to mask his mouth and nose. “People are careful around here, so you'll want to put your mask on,” she told Perry.
Wiktionary03
Gaiter is a soleless piece of footwear used to protect the upper part of the shoe and the lower part of the leg.
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