puttee

American  

[puh-tee, poo-, puht-ee] / pʌˈti, pʊ-, ˈpʌt i /

noun

1. a long strip of cloth wound spirally round the leg from ankle to knee, worn especially formerly as part of a soldier's uniform.

2. a gaiter or legging of leather or other material, as worn by soldiers, riders, etc.

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puttee British  

/ ˈpʌtɪ /

noun

1. (usually plural) a strip of cloth worn wound around the legs from the ankle to the knee, esp as part of a military uniform in World War I

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Etymology

Origin of puttee

1870–75; < Hindi paṭṭī bandage; akin to Sanskrit paṭṭa strip of cloth, bandage

Example Sentences

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puttee

He bent down to tighten the lacings on a puttee.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

The style of leggings is the same as United States Army puttee legging.

From Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

So will your leg if you let me get the puttee and boot off.

From Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills by Groome, William H. C.

Nick sang out cheerfully as he made a great pretense of picking up his books and stuffing a couple of pencils in the top of his pigskin puttee.

From Shelled by an Unseen Foe by Fiske, James

He said never a word, but in a trice had his knife out, cut off his puttee and looked at his ankle.

From "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders by Currie, John Allister