Gar|ter

Gar|ter
gar|ter «GAHR tuhr», noun, verb.
–n.
a band or strap to hold up a stocking or sock. It is usually elastic.
–v.t.
to fasten with a garter: »

Women used to the standard welt…were gartering in the sheer part of the stocking and getting runs (New York Times).

[< Old French gartier < garet band of the knee, perhaps < Celtic (compare Welsh gār leg)]
gar´ter|less, adjective.
Gar|ter «GAHR tuhr», noun.
1. (Order of) the, the oldest and most important order of knighthood in Great Britain, established about 1349.
2. a badge of this order.
3. membership in it.
4. = Garter King-of-Arms. (Cf.Garter King-of-Arms)

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  • gar|ter — «GAHR tuhr», noun, verb. –n. a band or strap to hold up a stocking or sock. It is usually elastic. –v.t. to fasten with a garter: »Women used to the standard welt…were gartering in the sheer part of the stocking and getting runs (New York Times) …   Useful english dictionary

  • gar´ter|less — gar|ter «GAHR tuhr», noun, verb. –n. a band or strap to hold up a stocking or sock. It is usually elastic. –v.t. to fasten with a garter: »Women used to the standard welt…were gartering in the sheer part of the stocking and getting runs (New York …   Useful english dictionary

  • gar·ter — /ˈgɑɚtɚ/ noun, pl ters [count] 1 : an elastic band of material that is worn around the leg to hold up a stocking or sock 2 US : a piece of material that hangs down from a woman s underwear and that is used to hold up a stocking called also (Brit) …   Useful english dictionary

  • ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… …   English syllables

  • gar — al·e·gar; al·gar·ro·ba; al·gar·ro·bi·lla; al·gar·ro·bin; an·gar·a·lite; an·gar·ia; ba·zi·gar; be·gar; beg·gar·li·ness; ber·en·gar·i·an; bhav·na·gar; bon·gar; bou·gar; bud·ger·i·gar; bul·gar·ia; bul·gar·ic; bull·beg·gar; chhat·tis·gar·hi; ci·gar;… …   English syllables

  • gar|rot´ter — gar|rotte «guh ROT, ROHT», noun, transitive verb, rot|ted, rot|ting. = garrote. (Cf. ↑garrote) –gar|rot´ter, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • gar|rotte — «guh ROT, ROHT», noun, transitive verb, rot|ted, rot|ting. = garrote. (Cf. ↑garrote) –gar|rot´ter, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • garter — gar·ter …   English syllables

  • garter — gar|ter [ˈga:tə US ˈga:rtər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old North French; Origin: gartier, from garet bend of the knee ] 1.) a band of ↑elastic (=material that stretches) worn around your leg to keep a sock or ↑stocking up 2.) AmE one of four pieces… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • garter — gar|ter [ gartər ] noun count 1. ) a ring made of ELASTIC that you wear around your sock or STOCKING to prevent it from falling down 2. ) AMERICAN a short piece of ELASTIC hanging from a piece of women s underwear that can be fastened to her… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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