The Order of the Garter is an ancient order of chivalry. 嘉德勋位是古老的骑士勋位.
Jimmy Garter fired the first shot in election campaign yesterday. 昨天,杰米·卡特打响了竞选运动的第一炮。
Edward was awarded the Garter. 爱德华被授予嘉德勋章。
garter
[ noun ]
a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
<noun.artifact> [ verb ]
fasten with or as if with a garter
<verb.contact>
Garter \Gar"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gartered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gartering}.] 1. To bind with a garter.
He . . . could not see to garter his hose. --Shak.
2. To invest with the Order of the Garter. --T. Warton.
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.
2. The distinguishing badge of the highest order of knighthood in Great Britain, called the Order of the Garter, instituted by Edward III.; also, the Order itself.
3. (Her.) Same as {Bendlet}.
{Garter fish} (Zo["o]l.), a fish of the genus {Lepidopus}, having a long, flat body, like the blade of a sword; the scabbard fish.
{Garter king-at-arms}, the chief of the official heralds of England, king-at-arms to the Order of the Garter; -- often abbreviated to {Garter}.
{Garter snake} (Zo["o]l.), one of several harmless American snakes of the genus {Eut[ae]nia}, of several species (esp. {E. saurita} and {E. sirtalis}); one of the striped snakes; -- so called from its conspicuous stripes of color.
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.
2. The distinguishing badge of the highest order of knighthood in Great Britain, called the Order of the Garter, instituted by Edward III.; also, the Order itself.
3. (Her.) Same as {Bendlet}.
{Garter fish} (Zo["o]l.), a fish of the genus {Lepidopus}, having a long, flat body, like the blade of a sword; the scabbard fish.
{Garter king-at-arms}, the chief of the official heralds of England, king-at-arms to the Order of the Garter; -- often abbreviated to {Garter}.
{Garter snake} (Zo["o]l.), one of several harmless American snakes of the genus {Eut[ae]nia}, of several species (esp. {E. saurita} and {E. sirtalis}); one of the striped snakes; -- so called from its conspicuous stripes of color.
There were merry widow dresses too, complete with music-hall tights that had lace and garter effects under the full, bouncy skirts.
Mr. McCarthy's first scathing review of Grand Junction brought hate mail from townsfolk and a return salvo from their daily newspaper, which called the Stepford wives comment a "blow below the garter belt."
She was, however, just another 23-year-old ingenue making adult films, indistinguishable from dozens of other young women in the de rigeur black nylons and garter belts of the times.
Talisa Soto is perfectly wooden as Sanchez's _ and later Bond's _ love interest, and Carey Lowell plays an agent whose most alluring quality is the way she keeps her gun in a thigh garter.
From the 1950s to the more liberated '60s and '70s, Frederick's continued to offer its collection of inflatable and "pointed missile" bras, garter belts and G-strings.
Accessories include the good-luck garter, satin slippers to be worn for comfort at the reception as well as with sleepwear, padded satin lingerie hangers and a lacy laundry bag for the delicate lingerie.
When he glanced at a tank that supposedly held harmless garter snakes, he recognized similar-looking, Asian water snakes known as Redneck Keelbacks.
She was clad in high heels, sheer nylon stockings, garter belt and a black silk teddy with the straps hanging off her shoulders.
One of two "Totally Outrageous Video Awards" went to Cher for shooting her video, "If I Could Turn Back Time" aboard the USS Missouri clad in garter belt and body stocking.