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Meaning of arm garter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Examples

“1956, Iris Noble, Nellie Bly: First Woman Reporter (1867―1922), New York: Julian Messner, Chapter 1, p. 11, One arm garter slid down over the elbow of his black alpaca shirt, and he pushed it up with a gesture of long habit.”

“Behind the half-busy bar a man with high collar, string tie, and arm garters drew schooners of beer from a tap […]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

arm hole Arm of Finland arm of flesh arm pump arm rest Arm River