[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

garter \gar"ter\, n. oe. gartier, f. jarreti`ere, 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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   3. her. same as bendlet.
      1913 webster

   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 eutaenia, of several species esp.
      e. saurita and e. sirtalis; one of the striped
      snakes; -- so called from its conspicuous stripes of
      color.
      1913 webster
see also:
garrote bendlet garter fish lepidopus garter king-at-arms garter 
garter snake eutaenia e. saurita e. sirtalis 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

garter \gar"ter\, v. t. imp.  p. p. gartered; p. pr.  vb.
   n. gartering.
   1. to bind with a garter.
      1913 webster

            he . . . could not see to garter his hose. --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to invest with the order of the garter. --t. warton.
      1913 webster
see also:
gartered gartering 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

garter
     n : a band usually elastic worn around the leg to hold up a
         stocking or around the arm to hold up a sleeve syn: supporter
     v : fasten with or as if with a garter
see also:
supporter 

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