Garter

Quick meaning: Garter is a noun meaning A band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking.

Meaning

A band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking.

More Meanings

1. (heraldry) A bendlet.
2. (Philippines) An elastic band encircling any article of clothing.
3. (transitive) to fasten with a garter
4. (intransitive) To wear a garter
5. (obsolete) One of a set of tapes stretched out horizontally for acrobats and equestrians to leap over as part of a circus act or display of skill.

Example Sentences

Over men and horses, hoops and garters, Lastly through a hogshead of real fire. In this way, Mr. K. will challenge the world.

Madame HENRIQUES, the greatest Female Rider of the present day over Garters, Banners, through Hoops, Balloons, &c., &c, will appear every evening in her great unrivalled principal act.

Mrs. Ashton will then make her entree in a beautiful act of equestrianism, entitled "The Mountain Maid," on a rapid courser, taking an aerial flight through hoops, and over garters, &c.

Lady Hester loathed the coarse, deluded and lecherous Princess Caroline, who showed off to Smith by 'dancing about, exposing herself, like an opera girl', and even gartering below the knee:

Word Forms

• garters
• gartering
• gartered

Synonyms for garter

Depending on context, synonyms include supporter.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include supporter, corset, jumper, snakes, girdle, stocking.

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