Puttee

3 definitions found

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

  Puttee \Put"tee\, [Hind. pa[.t][.t]i ribbon, brace, tie.]
     A kind of gaiter of waterproof cloth wrapped around the leg,
     used by soldiers, etc. [Written also {putty}, {puttie}.]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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



  Putty \Put"ty\, n.; pl. {Putties}. [Written also {puttee},
     {puttie}.] [Hind. pa[.t][.t]i ribbon, brace, tie.]
     A kind of gaiter of waterproof cloth wrapped around the leg,
     used by soldiers, etc.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  puttee
       n : a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used
           by soldiers in World War I [syn: {puttees}]