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41Garter (stockings) — A woman in corset sets garters in her stocking, in 1904 Garters are articles of clothing: narrow bands of fabric fastened about the leg, used to keep up stockings, and sometimes socks. Normally just a few inches in width, they are usually made of …
42Garter Day — Der Duke of Marlborough in der Ordenstracht des Hosenbandordens. Das Ordensband wird unter dem linken Knie getragen. Der vom englischen König Eduard III. 1348 gestiftete Hosenbandorden (Orden des blauen Hosenbandes, Orden des Heiligen Georg in… …
43Garter, The Most Noble Order of the — ▪ English knighthood English order of knighthood founded by King Edward III in 1348, ranked as the highest British civil and military honour obtainable. Because the earliest records of the order were destroyed by fire, it is difficult for… …
44garter snake — any of numerous harmless snakes of the genus Thamnophis, common in North and Central America, ranging in size from 14 to 30 in. (36 to 76 cm) and typically having three longitudinal stripes on the back. [1760 70, Amer.] * * * Any of more than a… …
45garter belt — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms garter belt : singular garter belt plural garter belts American a suspender belt …
46garter snake — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms garter snake : singular garter snake plural garter snakes a small harmless snake that is found in North America and usually has three white stripes on it …
47garter snake — noun any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑grass snake • Hypernyms: ↑colubrid snake, ↑colubrid • Hyponyms: ↑common garter snake, ↑ …
48Garter snake — Snake Snake, n. [AS. snaca; akin to LG. snake, schnake, Icel. sn[=a]kr, sn?kr, Dan. snog, Sw. snok; of uncertain origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent, whether harmless or venomous. See {Ophidia}, and… …
49garter belt — noun a wide belt of elastic with straps hanging from it; worn by women to hold up stockings • Syn: ↑suspender belt • Hypernyms: ↑undergarment, ↑unmentionable * * * noun, pl ⋯ belts [count] US : a piece of underwear that is worn around a woman s… …
50garter mission — noun Usage: usually capitalized G&M : a mission by a delegation headed by the Garter King of Arms to confer the Order of the Garter on a foreigner …
