Dictionary entry

Garter (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.