strapless

[ strap-lis ]

adjective
  1. without a strap or straps.

  2. designed and made without shoulder straps: a strapless evening gown; a strapless bra.

Origin of strapless

1
First recorded in 1840–50; strap + -less

Words Nearby strapless

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How to use strapless in a sentence

  • Her strapless gown didn't fit her, nor anybody within twenty pounds of her weight.

    Vigorish | Gordon Randall Garrett
  • The orchestra began the refrain of a popular song and the guest vocalist appeared wearing a white strapless evening gown.

    The Second Voice | Mann Rubin

British Dictionary definitions for strapless

strapless

/ (ˈstræplɪs) /


adjective
  1. (of a woman's formal dress, brassiere, etc) without straps over the shoulders

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