1. имя существительное 1) а) подвязка б) [американский вариант английского языка] подтяжки (для брюк) 2) (the Garter) орден Подвязки 3) [устаревшее] кандалы Синоним(ы): fetter, iron 2. глагол 1) надеть подвязку 2) надеть или пожаловать орден Подвязки
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French gareter, from garet thigh, shank, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh gar shank 1. a. a band worn to hold up a stocking or sock b. a band worn to hold up a shirt sleeve c. a strap hanging from a girdle or corset to support a stocking 2. capitalized a. the British Order of the Garter; also the blue velvet garter that is its badge b. membership in the order II. transitive verb to support with or as if with a garter