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gar·ter
 garter
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- pronunciation:
- gar
t
 r
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a circular elastic band used to hold up a stocking or shirt sleeve.
American women seldom wear garters nowadays, except as adornments.The accountant was wearing garters to hold up his sleeves. |
| definition 2: |
an elastic tab connected to a girdle or the like and used to hold up a stocking.
She pulled on her stocking and attached it to the garters hanging from her girdle. |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
garters, gartering, gartered |
| definition: |
to support or attach using a garter.
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