gaiter
Meanings
Plural: gaiters
Noun
- a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
- a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides
- legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg from the knee to the ankle
- 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.
- A protective flexible sleeve covering a moving part, intended to keep the part clean.
- The dogwood, or a similar shrub.
Verb
- To dress with gaiters.
Origin / Etymology
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”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
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Words With Friends Score: 8
gaiter is a valid Words With Friends word