puttee

[ puh-tee, poo-, puht-ee ]

/ pʌˈti, pʊ-, ˈpʌt i /

a long strip of cloth wound spirally round the leg from ankle to knee, worn especially formerly as part of a soldier's uniform.

a gaiter or legging of leather or other material, as worn by soldiers, riders, etc.

Also putty, puttie.

Origin of puttee

1870–75; < Hindi paṭṭī bandage; akin to Sanskrit paṭṭa strip of cloth, bandage

Personally I had no other headgear of any kind, except a sort of Glengarry made of pieces of puttee stitched together.

A Prisoner in Turkey |John Still
I took off the puttee, rolled up his trousers, and discovered no sign of a wound.

Atlantic Narratives |Mary Antin
He walked ahead as fast as he could, his puttee still dragging behind him.

Three Soldiers |John Dos Passos
It is a sign of gaucherie, however, to allow the top of either sock to protrude above the puttee or legging.

The Stars & Stripes, Vol 1, No 1, February 8, 1918 |American Expeditionary Forces

I rolled up one of his puttees, put it under his knee, braced his knee up and tied it in position with the other puttee.

At Suvla Bay |John Hargrave

puttee

/ (ˈpʌtɪ) /

(usually plural) a strip of cloth worn wound around the legs from the ankle to the knee, esp as part of a military uniform in World War I

C19: from Hindi pattī, from Sanskrit pattikā, from patta cloth