Garter

English

Etymology

From Old French gartier, jartier, from garet, jaret. Cognate with French jarretière.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɡɑːtə/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)tə(r)

Noun

Garter (plural Garters)

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

Derived terms

• garter snake
• have someone's guts for garters
• Order of the Garter

Translations

band around leg

Dutch: jarretel (nl) m. and f., jarretelle (nl) m. and f. Finnish: sukkanauha French: jarretière (fr) f. German: Strumpfband (de) n. Italian: giarrettiera (it) f.

Norwegian: hosebånd (no) c. (archaic), strømpebånd (no) c. Polish: podwiązka (pl) f. Russian: подвязка (ru) f. Taos: mę̀diaxų̀ci’ína

Verb

Garter (third-person singular simple present Garters, present participle Gartering, simple past and past participle Gartered)

1. to fasten with a garter

Anagrams

• garret
• grater