garter UK /ˈɡɑːtə/US /ˈɡɑːɹtɚ/noun 4verb 2forms 3 noun4 •A band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking. •(Philippines) An elastic band encircling any article of clothing. •A bendlet. •(no longer used) One of a set of tapes stretched out horizontally for acrobats and equestrians to leap over as part of a circus act or display of skill.Mrs. Ashton will then make her entree in a beautiful act of equestrianism, entitled "The Mountain Maid," on a rapid courser, taking an aerial flight through hoops, and over garters, &c. — 1851 verb2 •to fasten with a garter •To wear a garterLady Hester loathed the coarse, deluded and lecherous Princess Caroline, who showed off to Smith by 'dancing about, exposing herself, like an opera girl', and even gartering below the knee: — 2011 formsgartered · gartering · garters
