"puttee" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpʌtiː/ [UK], /pʌˈtiː/ [UK] Forms: puttees [plural]
Etymology: From Hindi पट्टी (paṭṭī, “bandage, strip of cloth”), from Sanskrit पट्टिका (paṭṭikā) of similar meaning. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|पट्टी||bandage, strip of cloth}} Hindi पट्टी (paṭṭī, “bandage, strip of cloth”), {{der|en|sa|पट्टिका}} Sanskrit पट्टिका (paṭṭikā) Head templates: {{en-noun}} puttee (plural puttees)
  1. A strip of cloth wound round the leg, worn for protection or support by hikers, soldiers etc. Synonyms: puttie, putty Related terms: puttywalla Translations (strip of cloth wound round the leg for protection): dolaq (Azerbaijani), patava (Azerbaijani), পটি (pṭi) (Bengali), навой (navoj) [masculine] (Bulgarian), партенка (partenka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ပတ်တီး (patti:) (Burmese), bande molletière [feminine] (French), पट्टी (paṭṭī) [feminine] (Hindi), طولاق (dolak) (Ottoman Turkish), پتک (patak) (Persian), पट्टी (paṭṭī) [feminine] (Sanskrit), पट्टिका (paṭṭikā) [feminine] (Sanskrit), پٹی (paṭṭī) [feminine] (Urdu), xà cạp (Vietnamese)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: puttees [plural]
Etymology: From put + -ee. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|put|ee}} put + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} puttee (plural puttees)
  1. (grammar) Something that is put somewhere; the object of the action of putting. Categories (topical): Grammar, Clothing
    Sense id: en-puttee-en-noun-e2JQB04L Disambiguation of Clothing: 3 97 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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