puttee

[ puh-tee, poo-, puht-ee ]

/ pʌˈti, pʊ-, ˈpʌt i /

noun

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

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

RELATED WORDS

chaps, buskins

Nearby words

Also putty, puttie.

Origin of puttee

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

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Examples from the Web for puttee

Personally I had no other headgear of any kind, except a sort of Glengarry made of pieces of puttee stitched together.
A Prisoner in Turkey|John Still
I took off the puttee, rolled up his trousers, and discovered no sign of a wound.
Atlantic Narratives|Mary Antin
He walked ahead as fast as he could, his puttee still dragging behind him.
Three Soldiers|John Dos Passos
It is a sign of gaucherie, however, to allow the top of either sock to protrude above the puttee or legging.
The Stars & Stripes, Vol 1, No 1, February 8, 1918|American Expeditionary Forces

I rolled up one of his puttees, put it under his knee, braced his knee up and tied it in position with the other puttee.
At Suvla Bay|John Hargrave

British Dictionary definitions for puttee

puttee

putty

/ (ˈpʌtɪ) /

noun plural -tees or -ties

(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

Word Origin for puttee

C19: from Hindi pattī, from Sanskrit pattikā, from patta cloth

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Word Origin and History for puttee

puttee

1875, from Hindi patti "band, bandage," from Sanskrit pattah "strip of cloth."