Definition of "gaiter" in English

noun

1. A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep.

2. A covering cloth or leather for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe.

3. A neck gaiter.

4. A part of the ecclesiastical garb of a bishop.

5. (automotive) A protective flexible sleeve covering a moving part, intended to keep the part clean.

verb

1. (transitive) To dress with gaiters.

noun

1. (obsolete, dialectal) The dogwood, or a similar shrub.