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Garter

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Noun

1. garter, supporter

a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)

Verb

2. garter

fasten with or as if with a garter

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Garter

see synonyms of garter
noun
1. 
a band, usually of elastic, worn round the arm or leg to hold up a shirtsleeve, sock, or stocking
2. US and Canadian
a. 
an elastic strap attached to a belt or corset having a fastener at the end, for holding up women's stockings
b. 
a similar fastener attached to a garter belt worn by men in order to support socks
. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): suspender
3.  have someone's guts for garters
verb
4. (transitive)
to fasten, support, or secure with or as if with a garter
noun
the Garter
1.  Order of the Garter
2. (sometimes not capital)
a. 
the badge of this Order
b. 
membership of this Order

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Garter

see synonyms of garter
noun
1. 
an elastic band, or a fastener suspended from a band, girdle, etc., for holding a stocking or sock in position
2. 
an elastic band formerly worn to keep a shirt sleeve pushed up
3.  [G-]
a. 
the badge of the Order of the Garter
b. 
the order itself
c. 
membership in it
verb transitive
4. 
to bind, support, or fasten with or as with a garter

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Garter

see synonyms of garter
n.
1.
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.
2. Garter
a. The badge of the Order of the Garter.
b. The order itself.
c. Membership in the order.
tr.v. gar·tered, gar·ter·ing, gar·ters
1. To fasten and hold with a garter.
2. To put a garter on.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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