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Definition of Garter belt
1. Noun. A wide belt of elastic with straps hanging from it; worn by women to hold up stockings.
Definition of Garter belt
1. Noun. (American English) An item of women's underwear consisting of a belt to which are attached garters for holding up stockings; (British) suspender belt. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Garter Belt
Literary usage of Garter belt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Exercises for Women by Florence Bolton (1913)
"The only substitute sold in the shops is the ordinary garter-belt shaped to be
worn around the waist; but this presses into the soft flesh and interferes ..."
2. Suggestions on the Ancient Britons in Three Parts by George Duckett Barber Beaumont (1854)
"The result is, " The blue garter, belt of office." Another passage cited (Herbert's "
Cyclops," p. 229) runs, " Twrc made a crafty compact in front of the ..."
3. The Journal of Mental Science by Royal Medico-psychological Association (1872)
"The brace, garter, belt, or a piece of cord, is generally used, and the would-be
suicide attaches himself to the ventilator, the gas-pipe, or clothes'-peg ..."
4. Mosca: A Factual Fiction by Richard Miller (1997)
"She secured a garter belt around Thomas' waist and padlocked it in place.
He pulled on a pair of black lace stockings and gartered them to the belt. ..."
5. Transsexuals: Life from Both Sides by Lynn Hubschman (1999)
"He looked amusing wearing my stockings, garter belt, and bra. But I had enough
business savvy to not even smile at the sight. Except for the ones who enjoy ..."
6. The Baker Street Bunch and the Missing Honeybees Mystery by Michael W. Paulson (2005)
"... the garter belt snaps on one stocking. "I don't have a swastika tattooed on
my ass, if that's got you worried." Clayton went over to the window and ..."
7. Exercises for Women by Florence Bolton (1913)
"The only substitute sold in the shops is the ordinary garter-belt shaped to be
worn around the waist; but this presses into the soft flesh and interferes ..."
8. Suggestions on the Ancient Britons in Three Parts by George Duckett Barber Beaumont (1854)
"The result is, " The blue garter, belt of office." Another passage cited (Herbert's "
Cyclops," p. 229) runs, " Twrc made a crafty compact in front of the ..."
9. The Journal of Mental Science by Royal Medico-psychological Association (1872)
"The brace, garter, belt, or a piece of cord, is generally used, and the would-be
suicide attaches himself to the ventilator, the gas-pipe, or clothes'-peg ..."
10. Mosca: A Factual Fiction by Richard Miller (1997)
"She secured a garter belt around Thomas' waist and padlocked it in place.
He pulled on a pair of black lace stockings and gartered them to the belt. ..."
11. Transsexuals: Life from Both Sides by Lynn Hubschman (1999)
"He looked amusing wearing my stockings, garter belt, and bra. But I had enough
business savvy to not even smile at the sight. Except for the ones who enjoy ..."
12. The Baker Street Bunch and the Missing Honeybees Mystery by Michael W. Paulson (2005)
"... the garter belt snaps on one stocking. "I don't have a swastika tattooed on
my ass, if that's got you worried." Clayton went over to the window and ..."
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