1
a
: a band worn to hold up a stocking or sock
b
: a band worn to hold up a shirt sleeve
c
: a strap hanging from a girdle or corset to support a stocking
2
capitalized
a
: the British Order of the Garter
also
: the blue velvet garter that is its badge
b
: membership in the order
gartered; gartering; garters
: to support with or as if with a garter
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Amy Virshup, Vulture, 14 May 2025
Her skirt had two high slits, which exposed thigh wedding garters with dramatic long bows.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Charna Flam, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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Noun
At Savage, the Underwear People are out in force, dancing in corsets or merry widows, their thigh-high stockings held up by garters.
—Amy Virshup, Vulture, 14 May 2025
Her skirt had two high slits, which exposed thigh wedding garters with dramatic long bows.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
Posing on a motorcycle, Lisa had the crowd gartered at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York City cheering as the lights slowly raised.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Garter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garter. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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