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Definition of Gramashes
1. n. pl. Gaiters reaching to the knee; leggings.
Definition of Gramashes
1. Noun. Gaiters reaching to the knee; leggings. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gramashes
1. gramash [n] - See also: gramash
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gramashes
Literary usage of Gramashes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Heart of Mid-Lothian by Walter Scott (1878)
"... his strong gramashes or leggins of thick grey cloth—the very copper buckles—the
broad Lowland blue bonnet, thrown back as he lifted his eyes to Heaven ..."
2. Report on the Manuscripts of the Earl of Mar and Kellie by Thomas Erskine Kellie (1904)
"I need say no more of all this for 'tis easie to be understood, but will end with
the saying they tel us of the gost to Midleton— gramashes above and ..."
3. Proverbs, Proverbial Expressions, and Popular Rhymes of Scotland by Andrew Cheviot (1896)
"PUT your thanks in your shanks, and mak' gude gramashes o' them. ie, put your
thanks in your legs and make good gaiters of them. ..."
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