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Word entry · 6 letters

gaiter

Best crossword clue

"Protective leg covering"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡeɪ.tə/Part of speech nounSorted aegirtStarts with GEnds with R1 clues
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Definitions

  1. legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg from the knee to the ankle

Word origin

Borrowed from French guêtre, from Middle French guiestres, guestes pl, from Old French *gueste, from Frankish *wastiju, from Proto-Germanic *wastijō (“garment; dress”).

Used in a sentence

  • [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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