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garter /gärˈtər/ noun- A band used to support a stocking
- A suspender (N American)
- (with cap) (the badge of) the highest order of knighthood in Great Britain
transitive verb- To put a garter on
- To support, bind, decorate, or surround with a garter
ORIGIN: OFr gartier (Fr jarretière), from OFr garet (Fr jarret) ham of the leg, prob Celtic, as Breton gar shank of the leg Garter King-of-Arms noun The chief herald of the Order of the Garter garˈter-snake noun - In N America, any snake of the genus Thamnophis, non-venomous, longitudinally striped
- In S Africa applied to two venomous snakes, with black and red rings (see Elaps)
garˈter-stitch noun - A plain stitch in knitting
- Horizontally ribbed knitting made by using plain stitches only
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