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Meaning of "puttee" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PUTTEE

From Hindi pattī, from Sanskrit pattikā, from patta cloth.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PUTTEE

puttee  [ˈpʌtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUTTEE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Puttee is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUTTEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

puttee

Puttee

A puttee, also spelled puttie, is the name, adapted from the Hindi patti, bandage, for a covering for the lower part of the leg from the ankle to the knee. It consisted of a long narrow piece of cloth wound tightly and spirally round the leg, and serving to provide both support and protection. It was worn by both mounted and dismounted soldiers, generally taking the place of the leather or cloth gaiter.

Definition of puttee in the English dictionary

The definition of puttee in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUTTEE


butty
ˈbʌtɪ
cutty
ˈkʌtɪ
gutty
ˈɡʌtɪ
jutty
ˈdʒʌtɪ
nutty
ˈnʌtɪ
putty
ˈpʌtɪ
rutty
ˈrʌtɪ
sati
ˈsʌtɪ
slutty
ˈslʌtɪ
smutty
ˈsmʌtɪ
tutty
ˈtʌtɪ
vutty
ˈvʌtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUTTEE

putschist
putt
putter
putterer
putti
puttied
puttier
putties
putting
putting green
Puttnam
putto
puttock
putty
putty knife
putty knives
putty powder
puttyless
puttylike
puttyroot

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUTTEE

action committee
Central Committee
committee
disciplinary committee
Education Committee
executive committee
Internal Security Committee
joint committee
management committee
National Executive Committee
planning committee
select committee
selection committee
senate committee
settee
standing committee
steering committee
subcommittee
suttee
works committee

Synonyms and antonyms of puttee in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «puttee» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUTTEE

Find out the translation of puttee to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of puttee from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «puttee» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

绑腿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polaina
570 millions of speakers

English

puttee
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

puttee
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المسماة لفافة الساق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обмотка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

puttee
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bande molletière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Puttee
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gamasche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

puttee
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

puttee
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Puttee
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xà cạp quấn bắp chân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கணுக்காலில் இருந்து முழங்கால் வரை சுற்றப்பட்ட துணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dolak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mollettiera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

puttee
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обмотка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jambieră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επίδεσμος της κνήμης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beenwindsel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

puttee
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

puttee
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of puttee

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUTTEE»

The term «puttee» is normally little used and occupies the 126.562 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUTTEE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «puttee» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «puttee» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about puttee

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUTTEE»

Discover the use of puttee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to puttee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Report on the Settlement of the Bareilly District, ...
Budra Kasimpore. Bunibia Shunkerpore. Berkherah. Chittea, puttee Fyzoo. Do., do. Jellalpore. Do., Goahaen. Chukerpore. Chundokha Chida oorf Chundokhia. Choonooan, puttee Bewul. Dubborah. Dheerpore. Dhurumpore. Dundcah, puttee  ...
S. M. Moens, 1874
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Settlement Report of the District of Muzaffarnagar: ...
Aldee Puttee " Byj- 2. Bural. 2 Islampoor, Ghnsowlee. nath." 8. Do. Puttee " Suda- sookh." 3. Phokurpoor. •t. Jogeea Khera. 6. Khizurpoor. 3. Ailura Puttee Khonrd. 4 . Ailum Puttee Kulan. 6. BamnoTrlee. 4. Do. Puttee "Nanuk 6. Doondoo Khera.
‎1873
3
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
1,118,038. PUTTEE. Arthur Deane Molony, London, England. Filed June 6, 1914. Serial No. 843,593. (CI. 36—2.) 1. A woven puttee consisting of warp or longitudinal strands and of weft or transverse strands, the warp strands being jointless ...
‎1914
4
The Weekly Reporter: Appellate High Court
It has been settled by previous decisions that the shareholders in a puttee have a right preferential to that of shareholders in another puttee ; and in our opinion the mere fact that, according to very common practice, a small portion of the land ...
David Sutherland, 1895
5
The Indian Medical Gazette
By means of one puttee. 2. By means of two puttees. 3. By means of two puttees attached to two rifles. 1. METHOD BY MEANS OF ONE PUTTEE. One puttee is placed well forward under the buttocks of wounded man, and tied into a loop 84 ...
‎1908
6
Qanoon-e-Islam: Or, The Customs of the Moosulmans of India; ...
Concerning the rites of Puttee and CKhuttee. Puttee* is a custom observed on the third day-f- after the woman's confinement ; when the females assemble, dress the mother and infant in red clothes, tie a red handkerchief on the head of the ...
Jaʻfar Sharīf, 1832
7
The regulations of the Government of Fort William in Bengal ...
A putteedarry estate in this Act is held to be an estate which con- Definition of puttee- sistsoftwo or more separate portions or puttees, or of which there may be d^IndputteedaTM1"' proprietors possessed of separate properties and holding ...
Bengal (India). Government, Richard Clarke, 1854
8
Harley Davidson Memories: The Golden Age of Motorcycling
143-157-258 230 ALWAYS STATE SIZE— Give in Inches loose measurement around calf over trousers. PUTTBE NO. 143— $7.50 per pair— This moulded puttee is absolutely tin- best one on the market for the reason that none better can ...
Bob Tyson, 2005
9
Acts passed by the governor-general in council for 1841 and ...
ACTS of 1841. 4*h- Annulment of the settlement as regards the defaulting Puttee, and lease thereof to the members of any other Puttee which may not be in arrear, or to a stranger for any term not exceeding fifteen years. 5th. Sale of the ...
‎1844
10
Note Book of Rules and Regulations, Criminal and Revenue
33 whether every such Putteedar be in sole occupation of his Puttee, or hold it in common with others. 1st. Issue of Dustuks, the same as for Lumberdars. 2nd. Arrest, detention, imprisonment, distraint and sale of personal property, as for ...
Henry Carre Tucker, Patrick Carnegy, 1857

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUTTEE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term puttee is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Unveiling the war memorial
He was escorted by First World War veteran Lance-Cpl. Samuel Fiander, one of the original Blue Puttees of the Newfoundland Regiment. Squarey accepted the ... «Northern Pen, Jul 15»
2
'It was pure gold'
Whatever the reason, Frost's accounts of daily life for a Blue Puttee — the nickname for members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment — were very detailed. «Clarenville Packet, Jun 15»
3
Finové zamkli bránu a zahodili klíč. Gól nedostali už více jak čtyři …
Kanaďan Art Puttee odchytal na MS v Polsku bez obdržené branky celý šampionát. Čisté konto udržel v šesti zápasech, hraných na 3x15 minut. Čtyři čistá konta ... «Sport.cz, May 15»
4
This War of Mine and the New Combat Aesthetic
... War,” the 1935 Esquire essay from which This War of Mine's opening quotation is taken: legs lost in an explosion, “the white bone sticking through your puttee. «The New Yorker, May 15»
5
Recollections of WWI: Frost's A Blue Puttee at War illuminating
This gave Frost the distinction of being a member of the First Five Hundred, also known as the Blue Puttees. Because there was a shortage of khaki cloth in the ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Apr 15»
6
Two points of view
Although “A Blue Puttee at War,” so-called because there were no standard khaki ones available early in the war, may look like a formidable book, it actually ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
7
MV Blue Puttees trapped in ice since Wednesday with 40 …
Forty passengers are still stuck aboard the MV Blue Puttees in the ice off Cape Breton. The Marine Atlantic ferry, which connects Nova Scotia to Newfoundland, ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
8
Newfoundlanders at war in 1915 played hockey in Scotland
Ed Roberts is the author of “A Blue Puttee at War. ... the game had been pretty well reduced to shambles,” Roberts read in an excerpt from “A Blue Puttee at War. «The Telegram, Mar 15»
9
Marine Atlantic ferry thwarted by heavy ice
MV Blue Puttees also departed North Sydney on Tuesday morning having ... The Blue Puttees was expected to arrive in Newfoundland shortly after the ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Mar 15»
10
Descendants of the Blue Puttees carry on the legacy
“While he wasn't a Blue Puttee, one of my grandfathers was a member of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. So anything to do with the regiment is something I ... «The Telegram, Nov 14»

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