(1):

(n.) Same as Bendlet.

(2):

(n.) A band used to prevent a stocking from slipping down on the leg.

(3):

(n.) The distinguishing badge of the highest order of knighthood in Great Britain, called the Order of the Garter, instituted by Edward III.; also, the Order itself.

(4):

(v. t.) To bind with a garter.

(5):

(v. t.) To invest with the Order of the Garter.