Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Garter
garter, n. [OFr jarretier, bend of the knee, lower part of the leg.]
Leg band; flexible circle of knitted strands used to hold up one's stockings on the legs; [homonym] medallion; decoration; ornament of honor; badge for an order of knighthood; [fig.] sunset; colorful sunlit cloud; disk of the setting sun.
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