What does "puttee" mean?
A strip of cloth wound round the leg, worn for protection or support by hikers, soldiers etc.
Puttee
/ˈpʌtiː/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A strip of cloth wound round the leg, worn for protection or support by hikers, soldiers etc.
- Grammar: puttee is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: bandage, gaiter, leg bandage, leg wrap.
- Useful contrasts: bare leg, unbandaged leg, uncovered leg.
- Usage evidence: he bought himself a pair of Fox's puttees for going out and polished his belt until it shone like mahogany, and I bet he was never pulled up for having dirty buttons.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A strip of cloth wound round the leg, worn for protection or support by hikers, soldiers etc.
"he bought himself a pair of Fox's puttees for going out and polished his belt until it shone like mahogany, and I bet he was never pulled up for having dirty buttons."
- 2 Something that is put somewhere; the object of the action of putting.
"[…] for example, Gleitman (1990:30), in support of her claim for universal alignments of syntax and semantics, argues for the universal naturalness of three arguments for 'put' verbs (a putter, a puttee, and a location)."
- 3 Alternative form of patti (“Punjab residential subdivision”). alt-of, alternative
- 4 a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
bare legunbandaged leguncovered leg
Example
"he bought himself a pair of Fox's puttees for going out and polished his belt until it shone like mahogany, and I bet he was never pulled up for having dirty buttons."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "puttee"?
Common synonyms include: bandage, gaiter, leg bandage, leg wrap, medical wrap, wrap.
How do you use "puttee" in a sentence?
he bought himself a pair of Fox's puttees for going out and polished his belt until it shone like mahogany, and I bet he was never pulled up for having dirty buttons.
How do you pronounce "puttee"?
Pronounced /ˈpʌtiː/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Hindi पट्टी (paṭṭī, “bandage, strip of cloth”), from Sanskrit पट्टिका (paṭṭikā) of similar meaning.
Etymology 2
From put + -ee.