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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Gaiter

Gai'ter, n.

noun

n. [Cf. Fr. guêtre, Armor. gweltren, geltren, pl. gweltron, geltron.]

  1. A covering of cloth for the ankle, fitting down upon the shoe; a galoche.
  2. A kind of shoe, consisting chiefly of cloth, and covering the ankle.
An engraved illustration of a buttoned ankle-high gaiter over a shoe.
Gaiter, (1.)

Gāi'ter, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To dress with gaiters.