Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A wooden-soled shoe worn by the Japanese.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Wooden clogs worn out of doors by the Japanese.
Wiktionary
- n. A Japanese raised wooden clog, worn with traditional Japanese garments such as the kimono.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A type of Japanese footwear usually with wooden soles, held to the foot by a thong that passes between the first two toes.
WordNet 3.0
- n. footwear usually with wooden soles
Etymologies
- From Japanese 下駄 (geta). (Wiktionary)
- Japanese. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The geta is a wooden sandal, or clog, of which there are many varieties, -- some decidedly elegant.”
“Even older, a wooden Japanese thong platform called a geta, with separate heel pieces, has been traced to 300 B.C.”
“Yes | No | Report from Kinzuakid13 wrote 6 weeks 4 days ago dude-this rod looks like scrap metal. and for 100 bucks i could geta decent spinning reel, decent rod and some new plastics for that much money.”
“Make a slingshot from a about a 3/4 forked limb, then go to tie place and geta thrown out old innertube.”
“Above all ele, geta gun that weighs around 9 lb complete, the 5 l/2 to 6 l/2 way to light.”
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“I chose to roll out the dough as I could geta larger number of smaller scones -- more appropriate for a large gathering, especially one with small children.”
“Ammo is had to find, I can; t find any of the Rem, Scirocco's, should have a plenty, but like to stock-pile a few extra Boxes, in case I won a Far off HUNT. May need to geta buddy to load a few rounds for me for pratice, but when hunt time comes I want the real thing of top quality available, not the WW specials.”
“Oddly, most of my clothes stillfit, but the scale is moving and I occasionally geta really positive comment.”
“And while they are steeped in Japanese tradition – the women clatter around in wooden geta sandals, conversations often take place in the kneeling position – they are full of interactions and values that we can relate to in the west, sometimes only too well.”
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“Clearly, understanding a visionary whose work shaped Japan’s literary culture requires more than walking a few steps in her geta.�?
The New York Times, Kyoto Celebrates a 1,000-Year Love Affair , by Michelle Green, , 2009 Jan 5, 2009