garter
['gɑrtɚ]
n. 袜带

vt. 袜带系, 授嘉德勋位

1. The Order of the Garter is an ancient order of chivalry.
   嘉德勋位古老骑士勋位.
2. Jimmy Garter fired the first shot in election campaign yesterday.
   ，·卡特响竞选运动。
3. Edward was awarded the Garter.
   德华被授予嘉德勋章。

garter
[ noun ]

1. a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)

<noun.artifact>

[ verb ]

1. fasten with or as if with a garter

<verb.contact>

Garter \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.


Garter \Gar"ter\, n. [OE. gartier, F. jarreti[`e]re, 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} (Zo["o]l.), 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} (Zo["o]l.), one of several harmless American
snakes of the genus {Eut[ae]nia}, of several species (esp.
{E. saurita} and {E. sirtalis}); one of the striped
snakes; -- so called from its conspicuous stripes of
color.


Garter \Gar"ter\, n. [OE. gartier, F. jarreti[`e]re, 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} (Zo["o]l.), 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} (Zo["o]l.), one of several harmless American
snakes of the genus {Eut[ae]nia}, of several species (esp.
{E. saurita} and {E. sirtalis}); one of the striped
snakes; -- so called from its conspicuous stripes of
color.