Garter

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Garter \Gar"ter\, n. [OE. gartier, F. jarreti[`e]re, fr. OF.
     garet bend of the knee, F. jarret; akin to Sp. garra claw,
     Prov. garra leg. See {Garrote}.]
     1. A band used to prevent a stocking from slipping down on
        the leg.
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     2. The distinguishing badge of the highest order of
        knighthood in Great Britain, called the Order of the
        Garter, instituted by Edward III.; also, the Order itself.
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     3. (Her.) Same as {Bendlet}.
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     {Garter fish} (Zool.), a fish of the genus {Lepidopus},
        having a long, flat body, like the blade of a sword; the
        scabbard fish.
  
     {Garter king-at-arms}, the chief of the official heralds of
        England, king-at-arms to the Order of the Garter; -- often
        abbreviated to {Garter}.
  
     {Garter snake} (Zool.), one of several harmless American
        snakes of the genus {Eut[ae]nia}, of several species (esp.
        {E. saurita} and {E. sirtalis}); one of the striped
        snakes; -- so called from its conspicuous stripes of
        color.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Garter \Gar"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gartered}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Gartering}.]
     1. To bind with a garter.
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              He . . . could not see to garter his hose. --Shak.
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     2. To invest with the Order of the Garter. --T. Warton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  garter
       n : a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a
           stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) [syn: {supporter}]
       v : fasten with or as if with a garter