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arm garter

arm garter noun: a garter worn on the sleeve of a shirt above the elbow to hold the lower part of the sleeve tight and keep the cuff in the correct position.

Noun

arm garter (plural arm garters)

  1. A garter worn on the sleeve of a shirt above the elbow to hold the lower part of the sleeve tight and keep the cuff in the correct position.
    • One arm garter slid down over the elbow of his black alpaca shirt, and he pushed it up with a gesture of long habit.1956, Iris Noble, Nellie Bly: First Woman Reporter (1867―1922), New York: Julian Messner, Chapter 1, p. 11
    • Behind the half-busy bar a man with high collar, string tie, and arm garters drew schooners of beer from a tap […]1983, William Kennedy, chapter 2, in Ironweed, Penguin, published 1984, page 47
    Synonyms:
    sleeve garter

Synonyms of arm garter

Forms of arm garter

pluralarm garters

Questions about arm garter

What does arm garter mean?
Arm garter means a garter worn on the sleeve of a shirt above the elbow to hold the lower part of the sleeve tight and keep the cuff in the correct position.
What part of speech is arm garter?
Arm garter is a noun.
What is the plural of arm garter?
The plural of arm garter is arm garters.

Words near arm garter in the dictionary

  1. arm bone
  2. arm bones
  3. arm candy
  4. arm day
  5. arm days
  6. arm garter
  7. arm garters
  8. arm guard
  9. arm guards
  10. arm hole
  11. arm holes

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