Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Garter \Gar"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gartered}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Gartering}.]
   1. To bind with a garter.

            He . . . could not see to garter his hose. --Shak.

   2. To invest with the Order of the Garter. --T. Warton.