(1):
(n.) Same as Bendlet.
(2):
(n.) A band used to prevent a stocking from slipping down on the leg.
(3):
(n.) The distinguishing badge of the highest order of knighthood in Great Britain, called the Order of the Garter, instituted by Edward III.; also, the Order itself.
(4):
(v. t.) To bind with a garter.
(5):
(v. t.) To invest with the Order of the Garter.