- The garter is worn around the leg just below the knee at the tip of the calf and is used to hold up a stocking or sock. This type of garter is used by both men and woman to hold up socks or stockings that do not have an elastic band around the top.
- Another form of garter is one that is similar to a suspender strap and fastens to a girdle or belt that is also used to hold up stockings or socks. This type of garter is common with women's lingerie used to hold up thigh high stockings.
- Common in casinos in the Wild West, another form of the garter was used to keep a sleeve pushed up.
- Nowadays, the garter is a satiny elastic band worn by the bride in a wedding and is tossed into a crowd of bachelors by the groom immediately after removing it from the bride's thigh.
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