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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A flexible band of cloth worn around the waist to which garters are attached to hold up socks or stockings.
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- noun US An item of
women 'sunderwear consisting of a belt to which are attachedgarters for holding upstockings ; (UK )suspender belt .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a wide belt of elastic with straps hanging from it; worn by women to hold up stockings
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