garters

Example Sentences

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The feminine silhouette was defined by ruffles, bustles and slip dresses, complemented by men’s vests fitted with garters, oversized cloth shirts and masculine trousers.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

Men could wear blouses and shirts on the outside, while women could do away with their corsets, stockings, and garters.

From National Geographic • Jan. 9, 2024

"When I think now of a Victorian woman lacing up her corset, tying her garters and buttoning her dress, I think of a woman dressing sensibly for a hard day of work ahead."

From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2013

Those garters, by the way, are the most extensive and colorful I’ve ever seen in a production of “Twelfth Night,” and Mr. Adkins wears them with appropriately laughable pride.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2011

She said, “Paint is so old shkool. It’s like wearing garters to hold up your socks.”

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson