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Definition of Gaiters
1. gaiter [n] - See also: gaiter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gaiters
Literary usage of Gaiters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical & Critical. Printed by Thomas Dolby, George Damiel, D. G., G. D., John Cumberland (1826)
"Blue coat, dark drab breeches, gaiters, shoes, mo- ' dern hat, &c. RENTAL. ...
HUNTSMEN Dark green or red frocks, breeches, gaiters, and shoes. RECRUITS. ..."
2. Origin and Services of the Coldstream Guards by Daniel MacKinnon (1833)
"The men ordered to be provided with brown cloth gaiters with black buttons, made
in the same ... The officers to wear boots when the men wear brown gaiters. ..."
3. Lectures, Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the World's Famous by John Lawson Stoddard (1897)
"... the island wear what are called "leech-gaiters," made of rubber or hard cloth.
These are drawn closely over the shoe and are fastened around the knee. ..."
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