gaiter

Meaning

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.
3. A neck gaiter.
4. Part of the ecclesiastical garb of a bishop.
5. A protective flexible sleeve covering a moving part, intended to keep the part clean.

Verb

To dress with gaiters.

Synonyms

spat

puttee

spats

leggings

legging

leggin

spatterdashes

shin guard

leg guard

thigh-protector

Translations

guêtre

Gamasche

slobkous

polaina

polaina

tozluk

polaina

botín

γκέτα

ghette

ghetta

housseau

houseau

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡeɪ.tə/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle High German: wester

Cognate with Middle High German: westebarn

Cognate with Old English: wæstling

Cognate with Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹

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”).