† gartier(e Obs. Her.
[a. OF. gartier garter.]
A bendlet (see quots.; cf. garter n. 3).
| 1572 J. Bossewell Armorie 12 A ‘Gartiere’ conteyneth halfe the bende aforesayde, and maye not bee charged but with floures of leaues. 1610 J. Guillim Heraldry ii. v. (1660) 61 That which containeth half the bend is called a Gartier. |