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gar·ter
(gär′tər)n.
1.
a. An elasticized band worn around the leg to hold up a stocking or sock.
b. A suspender strap with a fastener attached to a girdle or belt to hold up a stocking or sock.
c. An elasticized band worn around the arm to keep the sleeve pushed up.
2. Garter
a. The badge of the Order of the Garter.
b. The order itself.
c. Membership in the order.
tr.v. gar·tered, gar·ter·ing, gar·ters
1. To fasten and hold with a garter.
2. To put a garter on.
[Middle English, band to support socks, from Old North French gartier, from garet, bend of the knee, probably of Celtic origin.]
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garter
(ˈɡɑːtə)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a band, usually of elastic, worn round the arm or leg to hold up a shirtsleeve, sock, or stocking
2. (Clothing & Fashion)
a. an elastic strap attached to a belt or corset having a fastener at the end, for holding up women's stockings
b. a similar fastener attached to a garter belt worn by men in order to support socks. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): suspender
3. have someone's guts for garters See gut 10
vb
(Clothing & Fashion) (tr) to fasten, support, or secure with or as if with a garter
[C14: from Old Northern French gartier, from garet bend of the knee, probably of Celtic origin]
Garter
(ˈɡɑːtə)n
1. (Heraldry) See Order of the Garter
2. (Heraldry) (sometimes not capital)
a. the badge of this Order
b. membership of this Order
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gar•ter
(ˈgɑr tər)n.
1. a device for holding up a stocking or sock, usu. an elastic band worn around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from an undergarment.
2. a similar band worn to hold up a shirt sleeve.
3. Brit. (cap.)
v.t. a. the badge of the Order of the Garter.
b. the Order itself.
4. to fasten with a garter.
[1300–50; Middle English < Old North French gartier, derivative of garet the bend of the knee < Celtic]
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garter
Past participle: gartered
Gerund: gartering
| Imperative |
|---|
| garter |
| garter |
| Present |
|---|
| I garter |
| you garter |
| he/she/it garters |
| we garter |
| you garter |
| they garter |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I gartered |
| you gartered |
| he/she/it gartered |
| we gartered |
| you gartered |
| they gartered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am gartering |
| you are gartering |
| he/she/it is gartering |
| we are gartering |
| you are gartering |
| they are gartering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have gartered |
| you have gartered |
| he/she/it has gartered |
| we have gartered |
| you have gartered |
| they have gartered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was gartering |
| you were gartering |
| he/she/it was gartering |
| we were gartering |
| you were gartering |
| they were gartering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had gartered |
| you had gartered |
| he/she/it had gartered |
| we had gartered |
| you had gartered |
| they had gartered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will garter |
| you will garter |
| he/she/it will garter |
| we will garter |
| you will garter |
| they will garter |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have gartered |
| you will have gartered |
| he/she/it will have gartered |
| we will have gartered |
| you will have gartered |
| they will have gartered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be gartering |
| you will be gartering |
| he/she/it will be gartering |
| we will be gartering |
| you will be gartering |
| they will be gartering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been gartering |
| you have been gartering |
| he/she/it has been gartering |
| we have been gartering |
| you have been gartering |
| they have been gartering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been gartering |
| you will have been gartering |
| he/she/it will have been gartering |
| we will have been gartering |
| you will have been gartering |
| they will have been gartering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been gartering |
| you had been gartering |
| he/she/it had been gartering |
| we had been gartering |
| you had been gartering |
| they had been gartering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would garter |
| you would garter |
| he/she/it would garter |
| we would garter |
| you would garter |
| they would garter |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have gartered |
| you would have gartered |
| he/she/it would have gartered |
| we would have gartered |
| you would have gartered |
| they would have gartered |
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Noun 1. [画像:garter - a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)]garter - a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
band - a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
Verb 1. garter - fasten with or as if with a garter
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Translations
jarreteljarretelle
hosebåndstrømpebånd
garter
[ˈgɑːtəʳ]A. N (for stocking, sock) → liga f (US) (= suspender) → liguero m, portaligas m inv
Order of the Garter → Orden f de la Jarretera
Knight of the Garter → Caballero m de la Orden de la Jarretera
Order of the Garter → Orden f de la Jarretera
Knight of the Garter → Caballero m de la Orden de la Jarretera
B. CPD garter belt N (US) → liguero m, portaligas m inv
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
garter
[ˈgɑːrtər] n (for sock) → fixe-chaussette m; (for stockings) → jarretière f
(US) (= suspender) → jarretelle fgarter belt n (US) → porte-jarretelles m inv
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
garter
n → Strumpfband nt; (US: = strap for stocking) → Strumpfhalter m; the (Order of the) Garter → der Hosenbandorden
garter
:garter belt
n (US) → Strumpf- or Hüftgürtel m
garter snake
n → Ringelnatter f
garter stitch
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