garter
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• noun
A band of elastic or fabric worn around the leg to hold up a stocking or sock.
"She wore a delicate blue lace garter on her wedding day as a nod to tradition."
British The badge or insignia of the Order of the Garter, the highest and oldest order of chivalry in the British honors system.
"The monarch officially invested the new knight, presenting him with the ceremonial garter."
• verb
To fasten, support, or adorn with a garter.
"He gartered his thick woolen stockings before stepping out into the cold Highland morning."
• Rhymes for garter
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'garter', borrowed from Old Northern French 'gartier' (band for the lower leg), derived from 'garet' (bend of the knee, calf of the leg), which is of Celtic origin.
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