Garter, the Order of the the highest order of British
knighthood. The sign of the Order of the Garter is a blue
velvet garter.
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
gar‧ter /ˈɡɑːtə $ ˈɡɑːrtər/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old North French;
Origin: gartier, from garet 'bend of the knee']
1. a band of
elastic (=material that stretches) worn around your leg to keep a sock or
stocking up
2. American English one of four pieces of elastic fixed to a woman’s underwear and to her stockings to hold them up
Synonym : suspender British English [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲