puttee

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

/ pʌˈti, pʊ-, ˈpʌt i /

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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 puttees

The fact was I had shoved it down under my puttees while lying back of the trench the previous afternoon.
The Escape of a Princess Pat|George Pearson
I went over to see what was wrong, and to my astonishment he was kneeling down carefully rewinding one of his puttees.
500 of the Best Cockney War Stories|Various
Behind him came a tall man in khaki tunic, breeches, puttees and cap, his breast covered with bright-coloured ribbons.
The Jungle Girl|Gordon Casserly
The troops—hee-hee-hee—won't have any stockings to hang up, so—ha-ha-ha—they'll have to hang up their puttees!
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 23, 1914|Various

He felt no longer the slight tug of puttees about his ankles.
Triple Spies|Roy J. Snell

British Dictionary definitions for puttees

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 puttees

puttee

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