Gramashes

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Gaiters reaching to the knee; leggings. plural, plural-normally

    "But the form was indisputable — Douce David Deans himself, in his best light-blue Sunday's coat, with broad metal-buttons, and waistcoat and breeches of the same, his strong gramashes or leggings of thick grey cloth"

Example

More examples

"But the form was indisputable — Douce David Deans himself, in his best light-blue Sunday's coat, with broad metal-buttons, and waistcoat and breeches of the same, his strong gramashes or leggings of thick grey cloth"

Etymology

See gamashes.

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