GAIT
Gait, n. Etym: [See Gate a way.]
1. A going; a walk; a march; a way. Good gentleman, go your gait, and let poor folks pass. Shak.
2. Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving. 'T is Cinna; I do know him by his gait. Shak.
GAITED
Gait"ed, a.
Defn: Having (such) a gait; — used in composition; as, slow-gaited; heavy-gaited.
GAITER Gait"er, n. Etym: [F. guêtre, cf. Armor. gweltren; or perh. of German origin, and akin to E. 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
Gai"ter, v. t.
Defn: To dress with gaiters.