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BDSM Dictionary : Garter: history
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A garter is a band fixed tightly round the thigh. Historically it was tied; modern ones are usually elastic. It may be worn just below a stocking top to stop the stocking falling down.
In American English, garter often means suspender.
(This entry in the BDSM Dictionary incorporates text from the Garter article in Wipipedia.)
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