puttee

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A strip of cloth wound round the leg for protection
Legging
a long piece of cloth that soldiers wrapped around each leg from the knee down, as part of their uniform in the past (patti )
Same as Putty, a kind of gaiter
a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I
{i} gaiter, leather covering worn around the lower leg (also putty)
puttee

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    put·tee

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    Etymology

    [ "p&-'tE, pu-; 'p&-tE ] (noun.) 1886. From Hindi पट्टी (paṭṭī) (a bandage, strip of cloth) ➤ Sanskrit पट्टिका (paṭṭikā) of similar meaning.
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