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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gartan(e, Garten(e, n. Also: gartten, gartin(g, gart(t)one; gairtane, -ting, -toun, gerten, gertten, girten. [The usual Sc. variant of Gartar(e, with unexplained change of ending.]

1. A garter.(a) c1500 Crying of Play 58.
All the claith of Fraunce & Bertane [B. Bartane] Wald nocht be till hir leg a gartane 1539 Crim. Trials I. 297.
Beltis and gartanis of taffiteis 15.. Sym & Bruder 25.
Thay … clampit vp Sanct Peteris keis Bot of ane auld reid gartane 1590 Treas. Acc. MS. 201.
Ten elnis reid taffetie cartyk to be gartanes 1600 Acts IV. 209/1.
This deponer fand ane gartane at the cheik of the round dure among the bent 1626 Edinb. Test. LIII. 299.
Sex pair of gartanes chekkerit & plaine(b) 1541 Treas. Acc. VIII. 41.
To be gertennis to his grace, ane elne blak teffites of cord a1585 Maitland Maitl. Q. ii. 28.
Thair wovin hois of silk ar schawin … With gartennis of ane new maneir 1594 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 93.
Calling of the said Christen witche karling, … and that scho com out of Strathbogye with four gartennis 1603 Montgomery Mem. 247.
For ane par of silk garttenis 1603 Ib. 249.
For ane par of silk gerttens to my pag(e) 1615 Thanes of Cawdor 238.
2 pair of perlin gartinis(c) a1570-86 Maitl. F. clxxviii. 97.
Thair garttonis knottit with a rois a1578 Pitsc. II. 6/6.
Ane gartone of gould set with precieous stouns 1601 Crim. Trials II. 357.
Ane pair of grene silk gartonis(d) 1575 6th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 657/2.
Ane pair of duble sinkell gairtounis 1592 Treas. Acc. MS. 66.
Tuelf elnis of reid cortik taffetie to be gairtanes 1611 Edinb. Test. XLVI. 252.
Sex pair of flanderis silk gairtanes(e) 1590 Burel Queen's Entry lii.
Thair girtens wer of gold bestreik

b. Attrib. with worsat. 1567 Edinb. Test. I.* 59.
Nyne bowttis of quhyte gairting worsate 1571 Ib. II. 192 b.
Certane remanis of bissettis, pasmentis, and of garting worsat 1625 Brechin Test. IV. 184.
Threscoir dussoun common gartandge [sic] virsat

2. (The Order of) the Garter. 1537 Treas. Acc. VI. 315.
For stallatioun of the Kingis grace in the Ordour of the Garten 1549 Compl. 148/19.
As … the Kyng of Ingland makkis the ordour of Knychthede of the gartan Ib. 149/15.
There is nocht mony … that meritis to veyr the ensenȝe of the fleise, of the cokkil, nor of the gartan 1596 Dalr. II. 230/20.
The king of Ingland with his Gartan … maid him illustre a1597-1617 Hist. Jas. VI 395.
Prince Charlis … was … honorat be the ordor of Knychtheid and Order of the Garten