garter

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noun

gar·ter ˈgär-tər

: a band worn to hold up a stocking or sock

: a band worn to hold up a shirt sleeve

: a strap hanging from a girdle or corset to support a stocking

capitalized

: the British Order of the Garter

also : the blue velvet garter that is its badge

: membership in the order

garter

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verb

gartered; gartering; garters

transitive verb

: to support with or as if with a garter

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Noun

At her wedding in Tampa last month, Cassie Roth didn’t toss her bouquet or a garter after the ceremony. —

Cathy Free, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2023 And as DJ Wante from Level Up Entertainment provided the tunes, Tolman got ready for the traditional garter toss. —

Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com, 23 Mar. 2022 In the snaps, captured by photographer Kevin Ostajewski, Hilton wore a lacy bralette with matching bottoms and a matching garter belt. —

Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2022 Knowles stood apart with a tennis-bracelet garter belt and earrings the size of tennis balls. —

Vulture, 27 Mar. 2022 Last week, Hyland hyped another accessory that played a significant part in her Aug. 20 wedding to the Bachelor in Paradise bartender — her garter! —

Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2022 In the video above, Mariana Tuma, Good Housekeeping's design director and textile crafts extraordinaire, demonstrates how to knit a garter stitch scarf from beginning to end. —

Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 11 Nov. 2022 Her husband wore a red bow tie and a garter on his white shirt sleeve, as well as a vintage black cap. —

Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 3 Oct. 2022 On the doll’s thigh, a fan reproduced Rosalía’s garter belt tattoo, a tribute to the Austrian feminist performance artist Valie Export. —

Suzy Expositostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 See More

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