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Webster 1913 Edition
Garter
Gar′ter
,Noun.
[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.
(Her.)
Same as
Bendlet
. 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
Eutænia
, of several species (esp. E. saurita
and E. sirtalis
); one of the striped snakes; – so called from its conspicuous stripes of color.Gar′ter
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Gartered
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gartering
.] 1.
To bind with a garter.
He . . . could not see to
garter
his hose. Shakespeare
2.
To invest with the Order of the Garter.
T. Warton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Garter
G`ARTER
, n.1.
A string or band used to tie a stocking to the leg.2.
The badge of an order of knighthood in Great Britain, called the order of the garter, instituted by Edward III. This order is a college or corporation.3.
The principal king at arms.4.
The term in heraldry, signifying the half of a bend.G`ARTER
,Verb.
T.
1.
To invest with the order of the garter.Definition 2024
garter
garter
English
Noun
garter (plural garters)
Translations
band around leg
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Derived terms
- garter snake
- have someone's guts for garters
- Order of the Garter
Verb
garter (third-person singular simple present garters, present participle gartering, simple past and past participle gartered)
- to fasten with a garter