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arm garters

arm garters is the plural of arm garter.

Meaning of arm garter

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
    Synonyms:
    sleeve garter

Questions about arm garters

What is arm garters the plural of?
Arm garters is the plural of arm garter.

Words near arm garters in the dictionary

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

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