geta
A Japanese raised wooden clog, worn with traditional Japanese garments such as the kimono.
Noun
- A Japanese raised wooden clog, worn with traditional Japanese garments such as the kimono.
- Because of August he wears shorts and sandals, the Japanese geta sort called thongs. - 1963 March 16, Hal Porter, “Little old lady passing by”, in The Bulletin, page 22, column 3:
- The Japanese geta or wooden sandal is a superb, though little-utilized, tool for training in the martial arts.[…]The geta are flat, wooden sandals raised on vertical slats. - 1982 July 5, Robert Dillon, “Geta As A...
- A technique for capturing stones by enclosing them in a “net” preventing them from escaping in any direction.
Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 下駄 (geta).