Puttee

Quick meaning: Puttee is a noun meaning A strip of cloth wound round the leg, worn for protection or support by hikers, soldiers etc.

Meaning

A strip of cloth wound round the leg, worn for protection or support by hikers, soldiers etc.

More Meanings

1. (grammar) Something that is put somewhere; the object of the action of putting.
2. Alternative form of patti (“Punjab residential subdivision”).

Example Sentences

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.

[…] 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).

From Hui-li-chou northwards I was escorted by real soldiers, quite of the new service. They looked rather shipshape in khaki suits and puttees, and their guns were of a good model, but they handled them in careless fashion at first, belabouring laden ponies and even coolies who were slow in getting out of the way of my chair.

Word Forms

• puttees
• puttie
• putty

Synonyms for puttee

Depending on context, synonyms include puttees.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gaiter, cuissard, footpiece, guard, puggree, heelpiece.

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