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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
garter/ˈɡɑːtə(r)/

▶noun a band worn around the leg to keep up a stocking or sock.

■ N. Amer. a suspender for a sock or stocking.

– derivatives
gartered adjective.

– origin ME: from OFr. gartier, from garet ‘bend of the knee, calf of the leg’, prob. of Celtic origin.

'garter' also found in these Oxford entries:

blue riband - garter belt - garter snake - garter stitch - KG - suspender

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