— gaiterless , adj.
/gay"teuhr/ , n.
1. a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot. Cf. upper (def. 7).
2. a cloth or leather shoe with elastic insertions at the sides.
3. an overshoe with a fabric top.
[ 1765-75; guêtre, MF guiestre, guestre, perh. wrist, c. G Rist ankle, wrist. See WRIST ]