garter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɡɑːtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡɑːɹtɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English garter, from Old Northern French gartier, from Old French garet (compare Old French jartier, from jaret), from Gaulish *garrā, from Proto-Celtic *garros (“calf, shank”) (compare Cornish gar, Cornish gar,Middle Welsh garr, Old Irish gairr). Cognate with French jarretière.
Meanings
- A band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking.
- A bendlet.
- (Philippines) An elastic band encircling any article of clothing.
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(obsolete) One of a set of tapes stretched out horizontally for acrobats and equestrians to leap over as part of a circus act or display of skill.
Madame HENRIQUES, the greatest Female Rider of the present day over Garters, Banners, through Hoops, Balloons, &c., &c, will appear every evening in her great unrivalled principal act.
1864 December 12, The South Australian Register, Adelaide, page 1, column 5:GRAND TRAMPOLINE, by Mr KING, (from Astley's Amphitheatre, London) who will introduce a great variety of leaps. Somerset 1 - Somerset in the Air - while in that position lie will fire two pistols. Somerset 2 - Over garters 12 feet high.
1842 November 11, The Hobart Town Advertiser, Tasmania, page 3, column 6:Over men and horses, hoops and garters, Lastly through a hogshead of real fire. In this way, Mr. K. will challenge the world.
1967, “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!”, in John Lennon (lyrics), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, performed by The Beatles:Mrs. Ashton will then make her entree in a beautiful act of equestrianism, entitled "The Mountain Maid," on a rapid courser, taking an aerial flight through hoops, and over garters, &c.
1851 December 25, The Empire, Sydney, page 2, column 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| garters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
sleeve garter · garterlike · Chinese garter · arm garter · garterless · Order of the Garter · garter snake · garter belt · jazz garter · have someone's guts for garters · ungarter · garter stitch · prick the garter
Descendants
Translations (46)
it giarrettella (band around leg) · uk лестики (band around leg) · ca lligacama (band around leg) · bg жартие́ра (band around leg) · ro jartieră (band around leg) · ja 靴下留め (band around leg) · cy gardys (band around leg) · ko 가터 (band around leg) · hu zoknitartó (band around leg) · ka წვივსაკრავი (band around leg) · pt jarreteira (band around leg) · pl podwiązka (band around leg) · ka ლეკვერთხი (band around leg) · fr jarretière (band around leg) · hu térdszalag ((heraldry) a bendlet) · nl jarretel (band around leg) · no strømpebånd (band around leg) · ja ガーター (band around leg) · cmn 襪帶 /袜带 (band around leg) · es jarretera (band around leg) · yue 襪帶 /袜带 (band around leg) · sl podveza (band around leg) · sv strumpeband (band around leg) · ro jartea (band around leg) · el καλτσοδέτα (band around leg) · twf mę̀diaxų̀ciʼína (band around leg) · cy gardas (band around leg) · ru рези́нка (band around leg) · nrf dgèrtchiéthe (band around leg) · ru подвя́зка (band around leg) · de Strumpfband (band around leg) · it giarrettiera (band around leg) · fi sukkanauha (band around leg) · no hosebånd (band around leg) · nl jarretelle (band around leg) · eo ĝartero (band around leg) · tr jartiyer (band around leg) · fr jarretelle (band around leg) · ga glúin-chrios (band around leg) · tl ligas (band around leg) · nl kousenband (band around leg) · la genuālia (band around leg) · es liga (band around leg) · hu harisnyatartó (band around leg) · pt liga (band around leg) · eu galtzari (band around leg)