释义
[ gahr -ter ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈgɑr tər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
SEE SYNONYMS FOR garter ON THESAURUS.COM
noun 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. Origin of garter 1300–50; Middle English <Old North French gartier, derivative of garet the bend of the knee <Celtic; compare Welsh gar shank, Breton gâr leg
OTHER WORDS FROM garter gar·ter·less, adjective un·gar·ter, verb (used with object) Words nearby garter garrotte, garrulity, garrulous, garrya, garryowen, garter , garter belt, garter snake, garter stitch, garth, Gärtner's bacillus
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for garter And 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.
Miley’s 5 Wild Outfits From ‘23’ | Lori-Lee Emshey| September 24, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The Order of the Garter is the highest order of chivalry in the UK, and is in the exclusive gift of the monarch.
Naughty Harry Passed Over for Order of Garter | Tom Sykes| April 24, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The most persistent story about the Garter was first recorded in the fifteenth century.
Disorder of the Garter | Tom Sykes| June 14, 2012| DAILY BEAST
The Order of the Garter has had a continuous history since Edward III founded the Order in 1348.
Disorder of the Garter | Tom Sykes| June 14, 2012| DAILY BEAST
He should have been awarded a knighthood, even possibly the Garter .
The Real James Bond: Ian Fleming’s Commandos Reviewed | Michael Korda| November 19, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Is it, heraldically speaking, wrong to inscribe the motto upon a circle (not a garter ) or ribbon round the shield?
Notes and Queries, Number 189, June 11, 1853 | Various
It is uncertain at which of these Edward founded the order of the Garter ; but it is known to have been in existence in 1348.
Life of Edward the Black Prince | Louise Creighton
Daisies are painted in clusters on the title-page, and the queen's initial (M) is surrounded by the garter and its motto.
Agnes Strickland's Queens of England, Vol. I. (of III) | Rosalie Kaufman
And the badge of the regiment is the star of Brunswick with the garter and motto, 'Honi soit qui mal y pense.'
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 681, January 13, 1877. | Various
And she put out her chubby little leg to try how much larger that celebrated stitch had made the garter .
Little Mittens for The Little Darlings | Frances Elizabeth Barrow
SEE MORE EXAMPLES SEE FEWER EXAMPLES
British Dictionary definitions for garter (1 of 2) noun 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)
verb (tr) to fasten, support, or secure with or as if with a garter
Word Origin for garter C14: from Old Northern French gartier, from garet bend of the knee, probably of Celtic origin
British Dictionary definitions for garter (2 of 2) noun the Garter See Order of the Garter
(sometimes not capital) the badge of this Order membership of this Order Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to garter badge, ribbon, bands, braces, garters, colors, kudos, emblem, laurels, citation, cross, award, mention, accolade, star, distinction, medal, order, bays, shoulder straps