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garter

/ˈɡɑːtə/GAHR-tur
/ˈɡɑɹtɚ/GAHR-tur

Meaningthe leg

Common meaning: a band to hold up a stocking

Journey through time

  1. Bretongar‘the shank of the leg’source
  2. Old Frenchgartiersource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsthe shank of the leg → a band to hold up a stockinggarter‘a band to hold up a stocking’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Breton gar ‘the leg’.

Roots

  • gar Breton “the leg”

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