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garter
[gahr-ter]
noun
British, sock suspender, suspender.an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.
a similar band worn to hold up a shirt sleeve.
a leather strap for passing through a loop at the back of a boot and buckling around the leg to keep the boot from slipping.
British.
the badge of the Order of the Garter.
membership in the Order.
(initial capital letter)the Order itself.
(usually initial capital letter)a member of the Order.
verb (used with object)
to fasten with a garter.
garter
1/ ˈɡɑːə /
noun
a band, usually of elastic, worn round the arm or leg to hold up a shirtsleeve, sock, or stocking
an elastic strap attached to a belt or corset having a fastener at the end, for holding up women's stockings
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): suspender.a similar fastener attached to a garter belt worn by men in order to support socks
See gut
verb
(tr) to fasten, support, or secure with or as if with a garter
Garter
2/ ˈɡɑːə /
noun
(sometimes not capital)
the badge of this Order
membership of this Order
Other 51Թ Forms
- garterless adjective
- ungarter verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of garter1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of garter1
Example Sentences
“There was a lot of discontentment from people feeling pressure to do things they didn’t want, like the garter toss, or who had family members trying to make the event about them,” Mae recalls.
The Sierra garter snake told us this is not the case.
I would never tell my mom, but I would wear those super big, long ’70s dresses and under, a full set: garter, stockings, corset.
Above us, we heard Lamont bounce off every side of the glove and garter drawer.
For the first time, researchers — employing an innovative twist on the mirror test — have found evidence that garter snakes can distinguish themselves from others, using not sight but scent.
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