gaiter
Meaning
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- A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep.
- A covering cloth or leather for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe.
- A neck gaiter.
- Part of the ecclesiastical garb of a bishop.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡeɪ.tə/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from French guêtre, from Middle French guiestres, guestes pl, from Old French *gueste, from Frankish *wastiju, from Proto-Germanic *wastijō (“garment; dress”). Cognate with Middle High German wester (“a child's chrisom-cloth”), Middle High German westebarn (“godchild”), Old English wæstling (“a coverlet”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹 (wasti, “garment; dress”).
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