gartering

gartering is the present participle and gerund of garter.

Meaning of garter

garter (third-person singular simple present garters, present participle gartering, simple past and past participle gartered)

(transitive) to fasten with a garter
(intransitive) To wear a garter
- Lady Hester loathed the coarse, deluded and lecherous Princess Caroline, who showed off to Smith by 'dancing about, exposing herself, like an opera girl', and even gartering below the knee:2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 385

gartering (countable and uncountable, plural garterings)

The material from which garters are made.
- What Catholick has ever offered up more Extasies at the Shrine of his Tutelar Saint, than has been paid to the simple Brade of your Shoe, a discoloured Top-Knot, or perhaps two Spans of unravelled Gartering.1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of the Life of Sally Salisbury
- The wealthy adorn themselves besides with ribbons and garterings of various colors, beads and silver broaches. These ornaments are arranged by the women, who, as well as the men, know how to dress themselves in style.1900, Edwin MacMinn, On the Frontier with Colonel Antes

plural	garterings

From garter + -ing.

What does gartering mean?: Gartering means the material from which garters are made.
What is gartering the present participle and gerund of?: Gartering is the present participle and gerund of garter.
What part of speech is gartering?: Gartering is a noun.
What is the plural of gartering?: The plural of gartering is garterings.

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