garters
Example Sentences
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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
Lauren Swann, 35, of Venice, California, sews garters for good friends using strips of stretch lace and appliqués she finds on Etsy.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2018
Hear the word “cabaret” and you might think of Sally Bowles in a bowler and garters belting out Kander & Ebb songs in Weimar Republic Germany.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 20, 2018
For the time being, it revealed itself only in women’s wardrobes: no more garters and girdles, tights rather than stockings, flatter shoes.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 18, 2018
In the mornings I get out of bed, put on my clothes, the stiff cotton waist with the garters, the ribbed stockings, the nubbled wool pullover, the plaid skirt.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
