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garter

Pronunciation: /ˈgɑːtə/

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Definition of garter

noun

  • 1a band worn around the leg to keep a stocking or sock up: she leaned back, showing the garter on her thigh
  • a band worn on the arm to keep a shirtsleeve up.
  • North American a suspender for a sock or stocking.
  • 2 (the Garter)short for Order of the Garter.
  • membership of the Order of the Garter: the Duke of Kent had to wait until his fiftieth birthday for the Garter

Phrases

have someone's guts for garters

see gut.

Derivatives

gartered

adjective

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French gartier, from garet 'bend of the knee, calf of the leg', probably of Celtic origin

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