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1 garter
gar.ter[g'a:tə] n liga, jarreteira. • vt segurar ou prender com liga. the Garter Ordem da Jarreteira. -
2 garter
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3 garter belt
gar.ter belt[g'a:tə belt] n cinta-liga. -
4 garter snake
gar.ter snake[g'a:tə sneik] n cobra não venenosa dos EUA, do gênero Tamnophis. -
5 garter\ belt
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6 Knight of the Garter
Knight of the Gartercavaleiro da Ordem da Jarreteira. -
7 the Garter
the GarterOrdem da Jarreteira. -
8 knight
1. noun1) (in earlier times, a man of noble birth who is trained to fight, especially on horseback: King Arthur and his knights.) cavaleiro2) (a man of rank, having the title `Sir': Sir John Brown was made a knight in 1969.) baronete3) (a piece used in chess, usually shaped like a horse's head.) cavalo2. verb(to make (a person) a knight: He was knighted for his services to industry.) ser feito cavaleiro* * *[nait] n 1 cavaleiro, fidalgo, paladino. 2 membros de uma sociedade honorífica ou de uma ordem aristocrática. 3 cavalo no jogo de xadrez. • vt armar cavaleiro, nomear cavaleiro. Knight of the Garter cavaleiro da Ordem da Jarreteira. Knights of Malta Hist cavaleiros de Malta (da Ordem dos Hospitalários). knight of the road salteador, ladrão de estrada. Knight of the Round Table Cavaleiro da Távola Redonda. knight of the shire representante de um condado no parlamento inglês.
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Garter — can refer to: *Garter (stockings), an item of clothing used to hold up stockings *Order of the Garter, a senior British order of chivalry:*Ladies of the Garter (1358 1488), female members of the mediaeval Order of the Garter:*List of Knights and… … Wikipedia
Garter — Gar ter, n. [OE. gartier, F. jarreti[ e]re, fr. OF. garet bend of the knee, F. jarret; akin to Sp. garra claw, Prov. garra leg. See {Garrote}.] 1. A band used to prevent a stocking from slipping down on the leg. [1913 Webster] 2. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Garter — Gar ter, n. [OE. gartier, F. jarreti[ e]re, fr. OF. garet bend of the knee, F. jarret; akin to Sp. garra claw, Prov. garra leg. See {Garrote}.] 1. A band used to prevent a stocking from slipping down on the leg. [1913 Webster] 2. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Garter — Gar ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gartered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gartering}.] 1. To bind with a garter. [1913 Webster] He . . . could not see to garter his hose. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To invest with the Order of the Garter. T. Warton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
garter — (n.) early 14c., from O.N.Fr. gartier band just above or below the knee (O.Fr. jartier, 14c., Mod.Fr. jarretière), from garet bend of the knee, perhaps from Gaulish (Cf. Welsh garr leg ). Garter as the highest order of knighthood (mid 14c.),… … Etymology dictionary
Garter — Garter, the Order of the the highest order of British ↑knighthood. The sign of the Order of the Garter is a blue ↑velvet garter … Dictionary of contemporary English
garter — [gärt′ər] n. [ME < NormFr gartier < OFr garet, jaret, small of the leg behind the knee < Celt, as in Bret gar, shank of the leg] 1. an elastic band, or a fastener suspended from a band, girdle, etc., for holding a stocking or sock in… … English World dictionary
Garter — Garter, 1) (engl.), Kniegürtel; daher Garterorden, Hosenbandorden; 2) Rang der englischen Kriegsschiffe nach ihrer Größe, s.u. Kriegschiffe … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
garter — ► NOUN 1) a band worn around the leg to keep up a stocking or sock. 2) N. Amer. a suspender for a sock or stocking. DERIVATIVES gartered adjective. ORIGIN Old French gartier, from garet bend of the knee, calf of the leg … English terms dictionary
garter — n. & v. n. 1 a band worn to keep a sock or stocking up. 2 (the Garter) Brit. a the highest order of English knighthood. b the badge of this. c membership of this. 3 US a suspender for a sock or stocking. v.tr. fasten (a stocking) or encircle (a… … Useful english dictionary
garter — [14] The ultimate source of garter was probably an unrecorded Gaulish word meaning ‘leg’ (related to Welsh gar ‘leg’). It was borrowed into Old French at some point and used as the basis of the noun garet, which (in relation to people) meant… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins