gaiter

Definitions

Examples

• If you’re worried about snow getting into the shoe, you can invest in additional gaiters or waterproof hiking pants that tuck into your boots, creating a seal.

• Each step required him to pull his body up nearly clear of soft waist-deep snow before the next step plunged him back in, sending snow cascading into his boots past his flimsy gaiters.

• So folks got creative, sewing their own masks out of fabric they had lying around, or using a gaiter or bandana.

• If you’re looking at pure surface area, the biggest face covering you can find is a neck gaiter.

• Most recently, a small study out of Duke found that respiratory emissions actually seemed to increase when the test subject was wearing a gaiter.

• They crept and crept, the hem of her petticoat just touching his gaiter, and his elbow sometimes brushing hers.

• He could stand in front of a battalion, and with a single sweep tell you if a buckle or a gaiter button were out of place.

• He said, “The hand that held my foot was icy cold, and the nimble fingers that unbuttoned the gaiter were burning hot.”

• One of the party, a gentleman of veracity, had his gaiter unbuttoned while sitting in the circle.

• Yes, Hanny Underhill was a little girl again in gaiter-length dresses, and her braids tied across at the back of her head.