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# garter

noun (garters)

«garter» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A garter is a band of elastic or cloth worn round the leg to hold up a stocking or sock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garter/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a garter can be a talking character, as in the story of the garter that keeps a secret

### Examples

- She tied her garter below the knee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garter/#x1)
- His sock fell down, so he pulled up his garter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garter/#x2)
- "I shall not tell you," said the garter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garter/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «garter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«garter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/garter.html) on Mova free.