gaiter
gaiter · gaiters · gaitered · gaitering
To dress with gaitersTo dress with gaiters.
UK/ˈɡeɪ.tə/US/ˈɡeɪ.təɹ/
» He wore gaiters, and carried a heavy stick with a knob to it.
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1 sensesTo dress with gaiters.
Examples
2 sentencesHe wore gaiters, and carried a heavy stick with a knob to it.
Tom was wearing gaiters.
Origin
Borrowed from French guêtre, from Middle French guiestres, guestes pl, from Old French *guBorrowed from French guêtre, from Middle French guiestres, guestes pl, from Old French *gueste, from Frankish *wastiju, from Proto-Germanic *wastijō (“garment; dress”).
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Forms
gaiters, gaitering, gaitered, gaiteredLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle