garter

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  1. noun An elasticized band worn around the leg to hold up a stocking or sock.
  2. noun A suspender strap with a fastener attached to a girdle or belt to hold up a stocking or sock.
  3. noun An elasticized band worn around the arm to keep the sleeve pushed up.
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  • “What do you have on under this dress?” A red garter, and not much else. —  ExecutiveSeduction
  • If he is no longer familiar with Royalty as with his garter, the fault is not his—his adherence to his principles caused the separation—his love of his country was the cloud that intercepted the sunshine of court-favour. —  The Spirit of the Age
  • Blue Sequin Baby is another update and we have our lovely model Annyee Lindman modeling this for me -- garter, Tootsie sequin shoes and a cloche hat with a veil! —  Fashion World of SL
  • Offers custom and bridal, garter, accessories and jewelry. —  Amazon Online News and Classifieds
  • My modifications so far have been knitting the yoke in st st rather than garter, after the intial garter st border. —  Bloggers.Pakistan
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  1. Middle English, band to support socks, from Old North French gartier, from garet, bend of the knee, probably of Celtic origin.

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  1. from Middle English garter, gartere, from Old French gartier, gertier, assibilated jartier, French jarretière (later Spanish jarretera = Portuguese jarreteira = Italian giarrettiera, gerrettiera), a garter, from Old French garret, assibilated jarret, French jarret, the small of the leg behind the knee (later Spanish Portuguese jarrete = Italian garretto), diminutive of Old French *garre = Provencal garra, the leg, = Spanish Portuguese garra, a claw, talon, from Breton gar, garr = W. and Cornish gar, the shank of the leg. Cf. Welsh gardys, gardas, Gaelic garten, a garter.
  2. from Middle English garteren, from garter, n.
 

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