sleeve garter en · NOUN
Meanings
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A garter worn on the sleeve of a shirt above the elbow to hold the lower part of the sleeve tight and keep the cuff in the correct position.
Now only two [men], and now only one, is left, and you see only ghostlike shirt with the sleeve garters, and sober mystery of his mild face […]
1957, James Agee, A Death in the Family, New York: McDowell, Obolensky, page 6:‘Hey kids!’ a barker in a dark blue shirt called to them. He was wearing sleeve-garters and his smile revealed one splendid gold tooth.
1998, Stephen King, chapter 21, in Bag of Bones, London: Hodder & Stoughton, page 352:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sleeve garters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
fi hihanpidike (garter to hold shirt sleeve in place) · de Ärmelhalter (garter to hold shirt sleeve in place)