garter

🇺🇸 /ˈɡɑːrtər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɡɑːtə(r)/
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noun
R

A garter is a stretchy band that you wear around your leg to hold up your socks or stockings.

She wore a pretty garter to keep her stockings from falling down.

R

A garter can also be a small elastic band that attaches to a belt and holds up the top of your stockings.

He used a garter to keep his socks from sagging around his ankles.

translation

n. A garter is a stretchy band that you wear around your leg to hold up your socks or stockings.; A garter can also be a small elastic band that attaches to a belt and holds up the top of your stockings.

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Plural garters