noun
Meaning 1
A band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
garter
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑːtə/
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General-American: /ˈɡɑːɹtɚ/
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noun
Meaning 2
A bendlet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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noun
Meaning 3
An elastic band encircling any article of clothing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines
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noun
Meaning 4
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
Meaning 5
to fasten with a garter
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 6
To wear a garter
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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noun
Meaning 7
a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: supporter
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Broader terms: band
verb
Meaning 8
fasten with or as if with a garter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fasten, fix, secure
History
Etymology
From Middle English garter, from Old Northern French gartier, from Old French garet (compare Old French jartier, from jaret), from Gaulish *garrā, from Proto-Celtic *garros (“calf, shank”) (compare Cornish gar, Cornish gar,Middle Welsh garr, Old Irish gairr). Cognate with French jarretière.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Basque: galtzari — band around leg
- Bulgarian: жартие́ра (žartiéra) — band around leg
- Catalan: lligacama — band around leg
- Chinese Cantonese: 襪帶 /袜带 — band around leg
- Chinese Mandarin: 襪帶 /袜带 (wàdài) — band around leg
- Dutch: jarretel — band around leg
- Dutch: jarretelle — band around leg
- Dutch: kousenband — band around leg
- Esperanto: ĝartero — band around leg
- Finnish: sukkanauha — band around leg
- French: jarretière — band around leg
- French: jarretelle — band around leg
- Georgian: ლეკვერთხი (leḳvertxi) — band around leg
- Georgian: წვივსაკრავი (c̣vivsaḳravi) — band around leg
- German: Strumpfband — band around leg
- Greek: καλτσοδέτα (kaltsodéta) — band around leg
- Hungarian: zoknitartó — band around leg
- Hungarian: harisnyatartó — band around leg
- Irish: glúin-chrios — band around leg
- Italian: giarrettiera — band around leg
- Italian: giarrettella — band around leg
- Japanese: 靴下留め (kutsushitadome) — band around leg
- Japanese: ガーター (gātā) — band around leg
- Korean: 가터 (gateo) — band around leg
- Latin: genuālia — band around leg
- Norman: dgèrtchiéthe — band around leg
- Norwegian: hosebånd — band around leg
- Norwegian: strømpebånd — band around leg
- Polish: podwiązka — band around leg
- Portuguese: liga — band around leg
- Portuguese: jarreteira — band around leg
- Romanian: jartieră — band around leg
- Romanian: jartea — band around leg
- Russian: подвя́зка (podvjázka) — band around leg
- Russian: рези́нка (rezínka) — band around leg
- Slovene: podveza — band around leg
- Spanish: liga — band around leg
- Spanish: jarretera — band around leg
- Swedish: strumpeband — band around leg
- Tagalog: ligas — band around leg
- Taos: mę̀diaxų̀ciʼína — band around leg
- Turkish: jartiyer — band around leg
- Ukrainian: лестики (lestyky) — band around leg
- Welsh: gardas — band around leg
- Welsh: gardys — band around leg
- Hungarian: térdszalag — (heraldry) a bendlet
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