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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gar•ter /ˈgɑrtɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Clothingan article of clothing for holding up a stocking, as an elastic band worn around the leg.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gar•ter (gär′tər),USA pronunciation n. - ClothingAlso called,[Brit.,] 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.
- Clothinga similar band worn to hold up a shirt sleeve.
- Clothinga 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 Terms
- the badge of the Order of the Garter.
- membership in the Order.
- (cap.) the Order itself.
- (usually cap.) a member of the Order.
v.t. - to fasten with a garter.
- Celtic; compare Welsh gar shank, Breton gâr leg
- Old North French gartier, derivative of garet the bend of the knee
- Middle English 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: garter /ˈɡɑːtə/ n - a band, usually of elastic, worn round the arm or leg to hold up a shirtsleeve, sock, or stocking
- US 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
vb - (transitive) to fasten, support, or secure with or as if with a garter
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old Northern French gartier, from garet bend of the knee, probably of Celtic origin Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Garter /ˈɡɑːtə/ n the Garter ⇒ - See Order of the Garter
- (sometimes not capital) the badge of this Order
- membership of this Order
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