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gaiterless

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gait⋅er

  [gey-ter]
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–noun
1. a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot. Compare upper (def. 7).
2. a cloth or leather shoe with elastic insertions at the sides.
3. an overshoe with a fabric top.
Origin:
1765–75; < F guêtre, MF guiestre, guestre, perh. < Frankish *wrist, c. G Rist ankle, wrist. See wrist

Related forms:
gai⋅ter⋅less, adjective
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Word Origin & History

gaiter 
"leather cover for the ankle," 1775, perhaps from Fr. guêtre "belonging to peasant attire," from M.Fr. *guestre, probably from Frank. *wrist "instep," from P.Gmc. *wirstiz from *wrig-, *wreik- "to turn" (see wry).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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