The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gartering
Garter \Gar"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gartered; p. pr. & vb. n. Gartering.]
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To bind with a garter.
He . . . could not see to garter his hose.
--Shak. To invest with the Order of the Garter.
--T. Warton.
Wiktionary
gartering
n. The material from which garters are made. vb. (present participle of garter English)
Usage examples of "gartering".
Ironwear hosiery, which contained a patented double-knit feature that prevented runs at the gartering point, was an instant success, and kept growing among our customer base of older, heavier women whom our salesmen respectfully referred to as “the ploppers.
We gave them a canister of powder and a bottle of whiskey, and delivered a few presents to the whole, after giving a breech cloth some paint, gartering, and a medal to those we made chiefs.