Garter
Pronunciation : Gar"ter
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. gartier, F. jarreti?re, fr. OF. garet bend of the knee, F. jarret; akin to Sp. garra claw, Prov. garra leg. See Garrote.]
Definition : 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. (Her.)
Defn: Same as Bendlet. Garter fish (Zo?l.), 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 (Zo?l.), one of several harmless American snakes of the genus Eut?nia, of several species (esp. E. saurita and E. sirtalis); one of the striped snakes; -- so called from its conspicuous stripes of color.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Gar"ter
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To bind with a garter. He . . . could not see to garter his hose. Shak.
2. To invest with the Order of the Garter. T. Warton.
t. [imp. & p. p. Gartered; p. pr. & vb. n. Gartering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913