garter

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. A band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking.
2. A bendlet.
3. (Philippines) An elastic band encircling any article of clothing.

Verb

1. (transitive) to fasten with a garter
2. (intransitive) To wear a garter

Sinónimos

suspender

supporter

suspender

irons

band

tie

strap

bracelet

fetters

Traducións

Strumpfband

giarrettiera

καλτσοδέτα

jarretière

liga

jarretelle

jartiyer

lligacama

liga

kouseband

supporter

στηλίζω με καλτσοδέτα

jarrètiere

Strumpfhalter

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈɡɑːtə/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: garter

Relativo a Old French: jartier

Relativo a córnico: gar

Relativo a Middle Welsh: garr

Relativo a Old Irish: gairr

Relativo a francés: jarretière

In summary

From Middle English garter, from Old Northern French gartier, from Old French garet (compare Old French jartier, from jaret), from Gaulish *garrā, from Proto-Celtic *garros (“calf, shank”) (compare Cornish gar, Cornish gar,Middle Welsh garr, Old Irish gairr). Cognate with French jarretière.