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Noun: garter  gaa(r)-tu(r)
  1. A band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
    "She adjusted her garter to keep her stockings from slipping";
    - supporter
Verb: garter  gaa(r)-tu(r)
  1. Fasten with or as if with a garter
    "She gartered her stockings"

Derived forms: gartered, garters, gartering

Type of: band, fasten, fix, secure

Encyclopedia: Garter