gaiter
/ˈgeɪtə(r)/noun
(一般作gaiters)
1- a garment similar to leggings, worn to cover or protect the ankle and lower leg绑腿。
1.1
- chiefly US a shoe or overshoe extending to the ankle or above〈主美〉高帮鞋, 高帮套鞋。
1.2
- a garment of this kind worn as part of the traditional costume of an Anglican bishop英国圣公会主教穿的传统高帮鞋。
1.3
- a flexible covering for the base of a gear lever or other mechanical part（变速杆基部或其他机件的）保护套。
派生词
gaitered
adjective词源
early 18th cent.: from French guêtre, probably of Germanic origin and related to WRIST.