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

He bent down to tighten the lacings on a puttee.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

To draw the sledge along, join a lap thong or sealskin or rope or puttee to the outer Ski tips, and also to the ends of the stick across them.

From Ski-running by Furse, Katharine Symonds

To support the distended vessels, a closely woven silk or worsted stocking, or a light and porous form of elastic bandage, applied as a puttee, should be worn.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

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

Then there was great hustling to get out in line and many a woolen puttee was missing that morning.

From The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces by Bachman, William Elmer