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Postmodernbliss Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

World War 1 vocabulary term

Hello. I would like to know if anyone knows what a officer's putty is by chance? The term appears in George Orwell's "Coming up for Air". On page 136, the main character George Bowling states he wore smooth officers putties. I have looked all over the Internet for what the hell this is.

Many, many kind thanks to anyone who may know what the aforementioned item is.

Thank you for your time.
  

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The word is puttee . It's a strip of cloth you wrap around your ankle. q=puttees

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  • The word is puttee .
  • It's a strip of cloth you wrap around your ankle.
  • q=puttees
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The word is puttee. It's a strip of cloth you wrap around your ankle. See http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/puttee?q=puttees
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Puttees is a name for military dress of that era-/ because of the greyish-brown "putty" color
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AnonymousPuttees is a name for military dress of that era-/ because of the greyish-brown "putty" color
No, it comes from the Hindi patti (binding). Did you think at all before you offered misinformation?
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It is both. Puttees is the name, adapted from the Hindi patti, of a strip of cloth used to cover the lower part of the leg from the ankle to the knee in WW1 infantry uniform
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