garter
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5.8
- noun
- /ˈɡɑːrtər/
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- She wore a beautiful lace garter to hold up her stockings during the wedding ceremony.
Examples
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She's dressed in black lace underwear and a bra, garters, and stockings.
Fiction book (1996) -
His shirtsleeves were cuffless, and he wore black arm garters, a linen collar, but no tie.
Fiction book (2001) -
Be sure and wear your garter belt and stockings.
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A garter belt, some of those stockings that come up to the thigh.
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Standing by the window, she straightened the garters on her stockings.
Fiction book (1991) -
Simon Pettibone was wearing a striped shirt with sleeve garters and a small black leather bow tie.
Fiction book (1992) -
All accountants wear identical vests, shirtsleeves, garters, visors, and spectacles.
Fiction book (1994) -
His shoes are very well heeled... and shiny... and rather small, and when he sits, you can see his maroon garters that hold his socks up and he has a terr... terrible habit of plucking at the creases... in the knees of his trousers.
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He adjusted the garter around his arm to ensure his shirt sleeve stayed in place.
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The costume required a vintage garter to add authenticity to her outfit.
Synonyms
2
7.1
A band that you wear on the leg to hold a stocking or on the arm to hold a sleeve
Compounds
- US
4
3.8
A common North and Central American snake that is not venomous and has long stripes
1
3.5
A harmless North American snake that has stripes and often lives in gardens
- Jargon
1
8.0
A pattern made by knitting every row to make raised lines across the fabric
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Garter comes from an old word meaning 'to tie around' and is like the word girdle, which also means to 'wrap' or 'fasten' around the body. So, a garter is a band that wraps around the leg to hold up a stocking.