"jazz garter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jazz garters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jazz garter (plural jazz garters)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) A decorative garter worn by women during the Jazz Age. Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-jazz_garter-en-noun-0GUabcri Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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