garters

IV. i.93 (416,7) [garters of an indifferent knit] What is the sense of this I know not, unless it means, that their _garters_ should be _fellows_; _indifferent_, or _not different_, one from the other.

Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies Samuel Johnson 1746

Not for an instant did he bow to fate: all shackled as he was, his legs engarlanded in heavy chains -- which he called his garters -- he tempered his merriment with the meditation of escape.

A Book of Scoundrels 1896

Not for an instant did he bow to fate: all shackled as he was, his legs engarlanded in heavy chains -- which he called his garters -- he tempered his merriment with the meditation of escape.

A Book of Scoundrels Charles Whibley 1894

I am glad of that said Mr Salteena I am [Pg 66] not so nimble as I was and my garters are a trifle tight.

The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteena's Plan Daisy Ashford 1926

It was a small flat box such as garters might come in; he opened it carefully, intending to rewrap it exactly as it had been. \par

Time Enough For Love Heinlein, Robert A. 1973

These generally consist of objects of women's workmanship, such as garters, belts, moccasins, &c.; then follows a meeting of the parents, which terminates by a speech from the girl's father, who mentions his daughter as the "dove," or "lily," or "whisper of the breeze," or any other pretty Indian name which may appertain to her.

Monsieur Violet Frederick Marryat 1820

These generally consist of objects of women's workmanship, such as garters, belts, mocassins, etcetera; then follows a meeting of the parents, which terminates by a speech from the girl's father, who mentions his daughter as the "dove," or "lily," or "whisper of the breeze," or any other pretty Indian name which may appertain to her.

Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet Frederick Marryat 1820

"garters" we carried them home and put them in Aunt Patsy's work-basket for a surprise; for she was prejudiced against snakes, and always when she took the basket in her lap and they began to climb out of it it disordered her mind.

Chapters from My Autobiography Mark Twain 1872

Yellow tights makes me think of Malvolio - I recommend cross garters to finish off thelook.

Happy David Tennant's Birthday To You All rabid1st 2009

Entwined tongues run, taking his inventory of lighters, lace garters, truculence and belts:

Doctor D's Bad Sex Feedback Loop Dennis Mahagin 2011