a ring made of elastic that you wear around your sock or stocking to prevent it from falling down
Synonyms and related words
Accessories used to fasten and secure clothes
belt
braces
buckle
2
Americana suspender
Synonyms and related words
Accessories used to fasten and secure clothes
belt
braces
buckle
garter
noun countable
US /ˈɡɑrtər/
Other entries for this word
garter beltnoun
garter snakenoun
Word Forms
singular
garter
plural
garters
DEFINITIONS2
1
a ring made of elastic that you wear around your sock or stocking to prevent it from falling down
Synonyms and related words
Accessories used to fasten and secure clothes
belt
braces
buckle
2
Americana short piece of elastic that hangs from underwear and can be fastened to stockings to prevent them from falling down. The British word is suspender.