Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - garter
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Garter
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(garters) A garter is a piece of elastic worn round the top of a stocking or sock in order to prevent it from slipping down. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French gareter, from garet thigh, shank, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh gar shank Date: 14th century 1. a. a band worn to hold up a stocking or sock b. a band worn to hold up a shirt sleeve c. a strap hanging from a girdle or corset to support a stocking 2. capitalized a. the British Order of the Garter; also the blue velvet ~ that is its badge b. membership in the order II. transitive verb Date: 15th century to support with or as if with a ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a band worn to keep a sock or stocking up. 2 (the Garter) Brit. a the highest order of English knighthood. b the badge of this. c membership of this. 3 US a suspender for a sock or stocking. --v.tr. fasten (a stocking) or encircle (a leg) with a garter. Phrases and idioms garter-belt US a suspender belt. Garter King of Arms see King of Arms. garter-snake any water-snake of the genus Thamnophis, native to N. America, having lengthwise stripes. garter stitch a plain knitting stitch or pattern, forming ridges in alternate rows. Etymology: ME f. OF gartier f. garet bend of the knee ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. подвязка 2. (the G.) орден Подвязки Knight of the G. —- кавалер ордена Подвязки Id: to cast one's garter —- шотл. заполучить мужа Id: in the catching up of a garter —- в один момент 3. надеть подвязку 4. пожаловать орден Подвязки ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) подвязка 2) (the Garter) орден Подвязки 2. v. 1) надеть подвязку 2) надеть или пожаловать орден Подвязки ...Англо-русский словарь
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- early 14c., from O.N.Fr. gartier "band just above or below the knee," from garet "bend of the knee," perhaps from Gaul. (cf. Welsh garr "leg"). Garter, highest order of knighthood, traditionally established c.1344 by Edward III, though the usual story of how it came about is late and perhaps apocryphal. Garter snake (U.S.) so called from resemblance to a ribbon. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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