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garter
(gärt′ər)
noun
- an elastic band, or a fastener suspended from a band, girdle, etc., for holding a stocking or sock in position
- an elastic band formerly worn to keep a shirt sleeve pushed up
- the badge of the Order of the Garter
- the order itself
- membership in it
Origin: ME < NormFr gartier < OFr garet, jaret, small of the leg behind the knee < Celt, as in Bret gar, shank of the leg
transitive verb
to bind, support, or fasten with or as with a garter
See garter in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. An elasticized band worn around the leg to hold up a stocking or sock.b. A suspender strap with a fastener attached to a girdle or belt to hold up a stocking or sock.c. An elasticized band worn around the arm to keep the sleeve pushed up.
- Gartera. The badge of the Order of the Garter.b. The order itself.c. Membership in the order.
- To fasten and hold with a garter.
- To put a garter on.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English, band to support socks
Origin: , from Old North French gartier
Origin: , from garet, bend of the knee
Origin: , probably of Celtic origin
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