geta
[get-uh; Japanese ge-tah]
- a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
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Origin of geta
1880–85; < Japanese, perhaps by ellipsis from shita-geta, equivalent to shita below, under + -geta, combining form of keta slat, lath; or ge (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese xià below) + Japanese (i)ta board
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She helped Geta to escape: they have both taken refuge in the Temple of Theseus.
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She had observed that Geta and Milza appeared much confused when she spoke to them.
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As she spoke, Geta lifted the curtain, and Philothea instantly obeyed the signal.
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Geta dared trust no one but me to carry a message to Clinias.
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"In all Geta's troubles, he thinks more of you than he does of himself," said she.
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