Gaiter
Gaiter , noun
[French guêtre, compare Armor. gweltren; or perh. of German origin, and akin to English wear, v.]
1.
A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep, or for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe.
2.
A kind of shoe, consisting of cloth, and covering the ankle.
Gaiter , transitive verb
To dress with gaiters.