sleeve garter
sleeve 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
sleeve garter (plural sleeve garters)
- 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.
- Now only two [men], and now only one, is left, and you see only ghostlike shirt with the sleeve garters, and sober mystery of his mild face […]1957, James Agee, A Death in the Family, New York: McDowell, Obolensky, page 6
- ‘Hey kids!’ a barker in a dark blue shirt called to them. He was wearing sleeve-garters and his smile revealed one splendid gold tooth.1998, Stephen King, chapter 21, in Bag of Bones, London: Hodder & Stoughton, page 352
- Synonyms:
- arm garter
Synonyms of sleeve garter
Forms of sleeve garter
| plural | sleeve garters |
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Words that rhyme with sleeve garter
Questions about sleeve garter
- What does sleeve garter mean?
- Sleeve 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 sleeve garter?
- Sleeve garter is a noun.
- What is the plural of sleeve garter?
- The plural of sleeve garter is sleeve garters.
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