garter

Meaning

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

Synonyms

suspender

supporter

suspender

irons

band

tie

strap

bracelet

fetters

Translations

Strumpfband

giarrettiera

καλτσοδέτα

jarretière

liga

jarretelle

jartiyer

lligacama

liga

kouseband

supporter

στηλίζω με καλτσοδέτα

jarrètiere

Strumpfhalter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɑːtə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: garter

Cognate with Old French: jartier

Cognate with Cornish: gar

Cognate with Middle Welsh: garr

Cognate with Old Irish: gairr

Cognate with French: 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.