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Parter vs Garter - What's the difference?

parter | garter |

As nouns the difference between parter and garter

is that parter is (informal|only|in combination) a work in a specified number of parts or parter can be that which parts while 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.

parter

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal, only, in combination) A work in a specified number of parts.
    • The show was a two-parter , but we stopped watching halfway through.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which parts.

    • Anagrams

    * English senses used only in hyphenated compounds ----

    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

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