What Does Cross Gartered Meaning?
Wearing Garters Crossed Along the Leg (As in Some Ancient or Medieval Costumes) What Does Gartered Mean? 1. to Fasten and Hold with a Garter. 2. to Put a...
: wearing garters crossed along the leg (as in some ancient or medieval costumes)
What does Gartered mean?
1. To fasten and hold with a garter. 2. To put a garter on. [Middle English, band to support socks, from Old North French gartier, from garet, bend of the knee, probably of Celtic origin.]
Why did Malvolio wear yellow stockings?
In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Maria's letter to Malvolio suggests that wearing yellow stockings will empower Malvolio in his love suit for Olivia. In addition, as both the Lambert deposition and lyric suggest, wearing yellow stockings can serve as a tacit admission of having been betrayed.
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