garter
Also called, 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.
to fasten with a garter.
Origin of garter
1Other words from garter
- gar·ter·less, adjective
- un·gar·ter, verb (used with object)
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How to use garter in a sentence
The two were late not because of an accident, but because they’d taken a leisurely pace, identified jays, caught a garter snake, jumped in streams, and failed to pay attention to the time.
My Worst Hike: I Got Food Poisoning on the John Muir Trail | cobrien | January 6, 2022 | Outside OnlineAnd just in case she gets stuck up there, she has a garter belt–fanny pack around her thigh to keep a phone in and call for help.
Later on she also sports a matching Bulls theme-colored garter belt.
The Order of the garter is the highest order of chivalry in the UK, and is in the exclusive gift of the monarch.
The most persistent story about the garter was first recorded in the fifteenth century.
The Order of the garter has had a continuous history since Edward III founded the Order in 1348.
He lays one on the top of each load, and whose garter it is must carry the load without any further talk.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryThe same embroidery confined his stockings, on each knee, like the order of the garter.
Napoleon's Young Neighbor | Helen Leah ReedI was told that one lady wore a $5,000 diamond in her garter.
As A Chinaman Saw Us | AnonymousMy garter, a purple silk ribbon, lay in the centre of the ring.
A Confederate Girl's Diary | Sarah Margan DawsonShe turned round, and looked first at the garter and then at him.
British Dictionary definitions for garter (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɡɑːtə) /
a band, usually of elastic, worn round the arm or leg to hold up a shirtsleeve, sock, or stocking
US and Canadian
an elastic strap attached to a belt or corset having a fastener at the end, for holding up women's stockings
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
have someone's guts for garters See gut (def. 10)
(tr) to fasten, support, or secure with or as if with a garter
Origin of garter
1British Dictionary definitions for Garter (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɡɑːtə) /
(sometimes not capital)
the badge of this Order
membership of this Order
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