G'ARTER, noun 1. A string or band used to tie a stocking to the leg. 2. The badge of an order of knighthood in Great Britain, called the order of the garter instituted by Edward III. This order is a college or corporation. 3. The principal king at arms. 4. The term in heraldry, signifying the half of a bend. G'ARTER, verb transitive To bind with a garter 1. To invest with the order of the garter
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