Gaiter

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gaiter \Gait"er\, n. [F. gu[^e]tre, cf. Armor. gweltren; or
     perh. of German origin, and akin to E. wear, v.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. A kind of shoe, consisting of cloth, and covering the
        ankle.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gaiter \Gai"ter\, v. t.
     To dress with gaiters. Gaitre

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gaiter
       n 1: a cloth covering (a legging) that provides covering for the
            instep and ankles [syn: {spat}, {spats}]
       2: a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides
       3: legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the
          leg from the knee to the ankle