Meaning of Gaiter | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep.
3. The dogwood, or a similar shrub.
   dialectal, obsolete
4. A covering cloth or leather for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe.
5. A neck gaiter.
6. A part of the ecclesiastical garb of a bishop.
7. A protective flexible sleeve covering a moving part, intended to keep the part clean.

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Examples

“Sunning himself on the board⟳ steps, I saw⟳ for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like⟳ an English tourist, and his face⟳ might have⟳ belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.”

“[He] stood and pulled up the gaiter around his neck to mask his mouth and nose. “People are careful around here, so you'll want⟳ to put⟳ your mask on,” she told Perry.”

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