gamashes

plural noun

ga·​mash·​es

gəˈmashə̇z

archaic Scottish

: leggings or gaiters worn by horseback riders

Word History

Etymology

Middle French gamaches, plural of gamache, modification of Old Provençal garamacha, galamacha, modification of Old Spanish guadamecí colored or embossed leather, from guadamecí, adjective, colored or embossed (said of leather), modification of Arabic ghadāmasīy of Gadàmes, town in Tripoli where ornate leather was made

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined above

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