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- puttees
1
: a cloth strip wrapped around the leg from ankle to knee
2
: a usually leather legging secured by a strap or catch or by laces
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It’s taken hold at British labels, A-Cold-Wall and Cottweiler, where models were secured with dozens of little puttees and hiking straps.
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Steff Yotka,
Vogue,
27 July 2018
Decked out in green puttees, hobnail boots and a bomber jacket.
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Amanda Demarco,
WSJ,
23 Mar. 2018
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Steff Yotka,
Vogue,
27 July 2018
Decked out in green puttees, hobnail boots and a bomber jacket.
—
Amanda Demarco,
WSJ,
23 Mar. 2018
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“Puttee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puttee. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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