"sleeve garter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sleeve garters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sleeve garter (plural sleeve garters)
  1. A garter worn on the sleeve of a shirt above the elbow to hold the lower part of the sleeve tight and keep the cuff in the correct position. Wikipedia link: sleeve garter Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: arm garter Related terms: armband Translations (garter to hold shirt sleeve in place): hihanpidike (Finnish), Ärmelhalter [masculine] (German)

Inflected forms

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