geta
nounEtymology Borrowed from Japanese 下駄 (geta).
1
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 23, Robert Dillon, “Geta As A Karate Training Tool”, in Black Belt, page 70:
2
A technique for capturing stones by enclosing them in a “net” preventing them from escaping in any direction.