A band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking. / (heraldry) A bendlet.

to fasten with a garter

plural of garter

present participle of garter

The material from which garters are made.

wearing a garter

simple past tense and past participle of garter

plural of gartering

Any of various species of nonvenomous snakes of the genus Thamnophis, native to America, with longitudinal stripes.

(US) An item of women's underwear consisting of a belt to which are attached garters for holding up stockings.