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BNC: 38835 COCA: 30073

gaiter

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gaiter /ˈgeɪtɚ/ noun
plural gaiters
gaiter
/ˈgeɪtɚ/
noun
plural gaiters
Learner's definition of GAITER
[count]
: a cloth or leather covering worn over the lower part of the leg especially to keep the legs and ankles dry when hiking绑腿,护腿(用于登山时保持腿部干燥)usually plural通常用复数
BNC: 38835 COCA: 30073

gaiter

noun

gai·​ter ˈgā-tər How to pronounce gaiter (audio)
plural gaiters
1
: a cloth or leather leg covering reaching from the instep to above the ankle or to mid-calf or knee
2
a
: an overshoe with fabric upper
b
: an ankle-high shoe with elastic gores in the sides
3
: a fabric covering in the form of a closed loop worn around the neck that can extend to cover the lower part of the face : neck gaiter
If associates wish to wear their own mask or personal covering, it must be clean and cover their nose and mouth. Alternatives might include a scarf, bandana or a gaiter. Zak Failla
We were masked with bandannas and hats and ski gaiters pulled up past our noses … Kristen Millares Young

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This gaiter’s durable strap has a thousand-mile guarantee. Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2021 The first 100 people to collect stamps from all 10 breweries before July 31 will receive a free Ales for Trails neck gaiter and be entered into raffles to win brewery merchandise. Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 11 July 2022 Another pulled down his gaiter, puckered his lips in a kiss, and then walked away. Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022 One neck gaiter might be see-through, for example, but two worn together would be a little better. Anna Callaghan, Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2020 Every bandoleer and gaiter and collar, every canteen and map case and cartridge. Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2022 Collin Morikawa had a gaiter around his neck to try to stay warm. Tim Reynolds, ajc, 10 Apr. 2022 The softest gaiter ever, in roughly ten minutes’ work. Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 31 Jan. 2021 Wilson pleaded guilty Wednesday to seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding for allegedly entering the Capitol during the riot armed with a pocketknife and wearing a neck gaiter and hat as a disguise. Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes, 5 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French guêtre, going back to Middle French guiestres (plural), probably going back to a metathetical variant of Old Low Franconian *wrist- "ankle joint," going back to Germanic *wrih-sti- (whence Middle High German rist, riste "wrist or ankle joint," Old English wrist "wrist joint") — more at wrist

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of gaiter was in 1775
BNC: 38835 COCA: 30073

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