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bretelle

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[bri-tel] / brɪˈtɛl /

noun

  1. one of a pair of ornamental suspenderlike shoulder straps that attach to the waistband at the front and back of a garment.

Etymology

Origin of bretelle

1855–60; < French, Old French < Old High German brittila (plural) bridle

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