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单词 garter
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garter


gar·ter

G0049100 (gär′tər)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. Gartera. 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.
[Middle English, band to support socks, from Old North French gartier, from garet, bend of the knee, probably of Celtic origin.]

garter

(ˈɡɑːtə) n1. (Clothing & Fashion) a band, usually of elastic, worn round the arm or leg to hold up a shirtsleeve, sock, or stocking2. (Clothing & Fashion) a. an elastic strap attached to a belt or corset having a fastener at the end, for holding up women's stockingsb. 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 See gut10vb (Clothing & Fashion) (tr) to fasten, support, or secure with or as if with a garter[C14: from Old Northern French gartier, from garet bend of the knee, probably of Celtic origin]

Garter

(ˈɡɑːtə) n1. (Heraldry) See Order of the Garter2. (Heraldry) (sometimes not capital) a. the badge of this Orderb. membership of this Order

gar•ter

(ˈgɑr tər)
n. 1. a device for holding up a stocking or sock, usu. an elastic band worn around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from an undergarment. 2. a similar band worn to hold up a shirt sleeve. 3. Brit. (cap.) a. the badge of the Order of the Garter. b. the Order itself. v.t. 4. to fasten with a garter. [1300–50; Middle English < Old North French gartier, derivative of garet the bend of the knee < Celtic]

garter


Past participle: gartered
Gerund: gartering
Imperative
garter
garter
Present
I garter
you garter
he/she/it garters
we garter
you garter
they garter
Preterite
I gartered
you gartered
he/she/it gartered
we gartered
you gartered
they gartered
Present Continuous
I am gartering
you are gartering
he/she/it is gartering
we are gartering
you are gartering
they are gartering
Present Perfect
I have gartered
you have gartered
he/she/it has gartered
we have gartered
you have gartered
they have gartered
Past Continuous
I was gartering
you were gartering
he/she/it was gartering
we were gartering
you were gartering
they were gartering
Past Perfect
I had gartered
you had gartered
he/she/it had gartered
we had gartered
you had gartered
they had gartered
Future
I will garter
you will garter
he/she/it will garter
we will garter
you will garter
they will garter
Future Perfect
I will have gartered
you will have gartered
he/she/it will have gartered
we will have gartered
you will have gartered
they will have gartered
Future Continuous
I will be gartering
you will be gartering
he/she/it will be gartering
we will be gartering
you will be gartering
they will be gartering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gartering
you have been gartering
he/she/it has been gartering
we have been gartering
you have been gartering
they have been gartering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gartering
you will have been gartering
he/she/it will have been gartering
we will have been gartering
you will have been gartering
they will have been gartering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gartering
you had been gartering
he/she/it had been gartering
we had been gartering
you had been gartering
they had been gartering
Conditional
I would garter
you would garter
he/she/it would garter
we would garter
you would garter
they would garter
Past Conditional
I would have gartered
you would have gartered
he/she/it would have gartered
we would have gartered
you would have gartered
they would have gartered
Thesaurus
Noun1.garter - a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)garter - a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)supporterband - a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
Verb1.garter - fasten with or as if with a garterfasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
Translations
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garter


have (one's) guts for garters

To thoroughly and intensely punish, rebuke, scold, or berate one. Primarily heard in UK. My parents said they'd have my guts for garters if I took the car again without permission.See also: garter, gut, have

have someone's guts for garters

punish or rebuke someone severely. informalSee also: garter, gut, have

have somebody’s ˌguts for ˈgarters

(British English, informal) be very angry with somebody and punish them severely for something they have done: She’d have my guts for garters if she knew I’d lent you her car.See also: garter, gut, have
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Garter


Garter

(religion, spiritualism, and occult)

A garter is worn by a Witch Queen, or Queen of the Sabbat, as a symbol of rank. Her other accompanying symbol is a silver crown, typically a band of silver with a silver crescent moon at the front. Traditionally, the garter is made of green leather (often snake skin) with a blue silk lining. There is one large, silver buckle on the garter, representing the Queen's own coven, with additional, smaller, silver buckles for each of the other covens under her jurisdiction. It is worn on the left leg, just above the knee.

Garters have always had a special significance. Cave art in eastern Spain that dates to the Paleolithic period shows a naked sorcerer performing in a ritual while wearing nothing but a pair of garters just below his knees. The traditional dress of Morris dancers includes garters, usually red.

Red garters were always worn by a Witchcraft coven Messenger. At the time of the persecutions, he would be sent out by the Priestess to advise members on meeting days and times. The red garters indicated to others that he was authentic.

Pennethorne Hughes mentions that when a tortured witch was likely to give away others, he or she might be murdered in jail by the other witches to prevent additional arrests and tortures. To show that the killing had been done under those circumstances, a garter would be left tied loosely around the victim's throat. Such a potential informant would be known as a "warlock," meaning traitor. The case of John Stewart of Irving in 1618 is one such example. John Reid, of Renfrewshire in 1696, is another. A number of legends and folk tales have a garter as the leitmotif.

The Witch Garter is found in English history as being related to the formation of the Order of the Garter. This order is Great Britain's highest and most ancient order of knighthood. The most common story states that the countess of Salisbury was dancing with King Edward III at a court function. As they danced, the countess's garter dropped to the ground. The king picked it up and, to save her embarrassment, put it on his own leg with the words, "Honi soit qui mal y pense" ("Shame be to him who thinks evil of it."). He went on to form the Order of the Garter, with that phrase as its motto. The exact date for the founding of the order is unknown, since the records have perished, but it is given variously as 1344 or 1350. The most likely date, however, seems to be 1348.

Margaret Alice Murray points out that it took more than a dropped garter to embarrass a lady in the fourteenth century, even a lady of the court. However, if the garter dropped was a ritual one, indicating that its owner was in fact a leader of the Old Religion, then there would be very real embarrassment, especially since there were high dignitaries of the Christian Church present on the occasion. Edward's action, therefore, was very smart thinking, for in placing the garter on his own leg he not only saved face for the countess but also, in effect, proclaimed himself willing to be a leader of the Pagan population as well as the Christian. This was an adroit move considering that a high proportion of his subjects were still Pagan at that time.

Murray is mystified by Edward's words but, if considered as referring to the Old Religion itself, rather than the action or the garter, then they make admirable sense. Edward then went on to form the Order of the Garter with twenty-four knights, himself, and the Prince of Wales—a total of twenty-six, or the number of two traditional covens. As Chief of the Order, the king wore a blue velvet mantle powdered over with 168 miniature garters. Together with the one on his leg, that made 169, or thirteen times thirteen.

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garter


Related to garter: garter stitch, Order of the Garter
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Synonyms for garter

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

Synonyms

  • supporter

Related Words

  • band

verb fasten with or as if with a garter

Related Words

  • fasten
  • fix
  • secure
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