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Meanings of gaiters in English

Russian
гамаши
Spanish
polainas
Catalan
polaina
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Garment worn over the shoe and lower pants leg.

гамаши
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Examples for "gaiter"
Examples for "gaiter"
1
The gaiter cuff closes with a snap that is difficult to secure.
Rock and Ice Magazine
2
I do miss the gaiter, but understand why it was deep sixed.
Rock and Ice Magazine
3
I stopped to fix my gaiter, and Carl took the lead.
Climbing Magazine
4
Seemingly the gaiter supply had been exhausted by the constant demand.
Many Kingdoms
5
Matt was descending first when his gaiter needed a minor adjustment.
Climbing Magazine
Usage of gaiters in English
1
He offers me a rheumatic brown object in gaiters and a wig.
Armadale
2
They wear gaiters, and sometimes a kind of hood for the head.
Hodge and His Masters
3
It was the doctor, wiping his wet face- ayoungman in gaiters.
The Freelands
4
I think he had gaiters over his shoes, or maybe light tops.
The Breaking Point
5
In the first place, assist me in putting on my gaiters.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia
6
Uncle Geoffrey was in the hall, taking off his mud-bespattered gaiters.
Henrietta's Wish; Or, Domineering
7
The duke looked down at the delicate fawn gaiters covering his fine instep.
T. Tembarom
8
He wore breeches and gaiters, and in them his legs seemed grotesquely thick.
Esther Waters
9
All of them wore drab gaiters and shoes of the thickest conceivable description.
Freaks on the Fells: Three Months' Rustication
10
They inspected my gaiters, rummaged in my pockets and leant against my knees.
Monsieur, Madame, and Bébé — Volume 03
11
He wore small red boots and French gaiters of black velvet.
Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Corresponden...
12
Two small hands went down to the little gaiters and felt them carefully.
In the Wilderness
13
He sat on the window-seat and tapped his gaiters with his cane life-preserver.
The Red Planet
14
She was a buxom girl, young, in linen overalls and gaiters.
England, My England
15
The gaiters of the 'bus-conductor had shaken Kew to his foundations.
This Is the End
16
Alone of all his kind, Volpatte has retained the modest gaiters of mobilization.
Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
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Translations for gaiters
Catalan
polaina
Gaiters through the time
Gaiters across language varieties
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