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| gar·ter [ grtər ] (plural gar·ters) |
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1. retaining band: an elastic band used to hold up a stocking, sock, or shirt sleeve
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2. clip for stockings: a clip device, attached to a band, girdle, or belt, that fastens to the top of socks or stockings to hold them up
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| [14th century. < Old French gartier< garet "bend of the knee" < Celtic] |
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  gar·ter transitive verb |
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