Definition of Gartir
Gar"ter (?), n. [OE. gartier, F.
jarretière, fr. OF. garet bend of the knee, F.
jarret; akin to Sp. garra claw, Prov. garra leg.
See Garrote.] 1. A band used to prevent a
stocking from slipping down on the leg.
2. The distinguishing badge of the highest
order of knighthood in Great Britain, called the Order of the
Garter, instituted by Edward III.; also, the Order
itself.
3. (Her.) Same as
Bendlet.
Garter fish (Zoöl.), a fish of
the genus Lepidopus, having a long, flat body, like the blade
of a sword; the scabbard fish. -- Garter king-at-
arms, the chief of the official heralds of England,
king-at-arms to the Order of the Garter; -- often abbreviated to
Garter. -- Garter snake
(Zoöl.), one of several harmless American snakes of
the genus Eutænia, of several species (esp. E.
saurita and E. sirtalis); one of the striped snakes; -- so
called from its conspicuous stripes of color.
Gar"ter (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Gartered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Gartering.] 1. To bind with a
garter.
He . . . could not see to garter his
hose. Shak.
2. To invest with the Order of the
Garter. T. Warton.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A band worn around the leg to hold up a stock or stocking.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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