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Garter vs Tarter - What's the difference?

garter | tarter |

As a noun garter

is a band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking.

As a verb garter

is to fasten with a garter.

As an adjective tarter is

(tart).

garter

English

(wikipedia garter)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking.
  • (heraldry) A bendlet.

    • Derived terms

    * garter snake * have someone's guts for garters * Order of the Garter

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to fasten with a garter

    • Anagrams

    * *

    tarter

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (tart)

    • Anagrams

    *

    tart

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) tart, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
    • I ate a very tart apple.
  • (of wine) high or too high in acidity.
  • (figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe.
    • He gave me a very tart reply.
    Derived terms
    * tartness
    Synonyms
    * green

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) . Cognate to (m).

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia tart)
  • A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
    • Derived terms
    * treacle tart

    Related terms

    * tort * torta * torture

    Etymology 3

    From by shortening

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, slang) A prostitute.
  • (British, slang, derogatory) By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.
    • Synonyms
    * (prostitute) See also * (prostitute) See also

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To practice prostitution
  • To practice promiscuous sex
  • To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorish,or slutty
    • Derived terms
    * egg tart * pop tart (slang) * tart up

    Anagrams

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