gaiter
gaiter1词源 1
/ˈɡeɪ.tə//ˈɡeɪ.tər/
词源链
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gaiter
词源说明
Borrowed from French guêtre, from Middle French guiestres, guestes pl, from Old French *gueste, from Frankish *wastiju, from Proto-Germanic *wastijō (“garment; dress”).
Cognate with Middle High German wester (“a child's chrisom-cloth”), Middle High German westebarn (“godchild”), Old English wæstling (“a coverlet”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹 (wasti, “garment; dress”).
释义
名词noun
- 1A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep.
- 2A covering cloth or leather for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe.
- 3A neck gaiter.
- 4A part of the ecclesiastical garb of a bishop.
- 5(automotive) A protective flexible sleeve covering a moving part, intended to keep the part clean.