Garter — Defs

01 n. A band used to prevent a stocking from slipping down on the leg.

1.
A band used to prevent a stocking from slipping down on the leg.
2.
The distinguishing badge of the highest order of knighthood in Great Britain, called the Order of the Garter, instituted by Edward III.; also, the Order itself.
3.
Same as Bendlet.(Her.) See: Bendlet

Phrases & compounds

Garter fish — a fish of the genus Lepidopus, having a long, flat body, like the blade of a sword; the scabbard fish.

Garter king-at-arms — the chief of the official heralds of England, king-at-arms to the Order of the Garter; -- often abbreviated to Garter.

Garter snake — one of several harmless American snakes of the genus Eutænia, of several species (esp. E. saurita and E. sirtalis); one of the striped snakes; -- so called from its conspicuous stripes of color.

02 v. t. To bind with a garter.

imp. & p. p. Gartered; p. pr. & vb. n. Gartering

1.
To bind with a garter.
“He . . . could not see to garter his hose.” — Shak.
2.
To invest with the Order of the Garter.