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Noun

leg covering - a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)

chap - (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs

gaiter - legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg from the knee to the ankle

garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"

puttee - a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I

gaiter, spat - a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles

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The leather leggings worn here are a second style of leg covering known as "tab" leggings because of the triangular flap extending outward above the knee.

In Citizen's Garb: Southern Plains images 1885-1891

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