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Garter

Garter (garter)
n.(?)
Gar"ter
[OE. gartier, F. jarretière, 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.
  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.
  3. Same as Bendlet.

    Garter fish (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), one of several harmless American snakes of the genus Eutænia, of several species (esp. E. saurita and E. sirtalis); one of the striped snakes; -- so called from its conspicuous stripes of color.

Garter

Garter (garter)
v. t.(?)
Gar"ter
[imp. *** p. p. Gartered (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n. Gartering.]
  1. To bind with a garter.

    He . . . could not see to garter his hose. Shak.

  2. To invest with the Order of the Garter.
    T. Warton.












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