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bretelle
[ bri-tel ]
/ brɪˈtɛl /
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noun
one of a pair of ornamental suspenderlike shoulder straps that attach to the waistband at the front and back of a garment.
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Origin of bretelle
1855–60; <French, Old French <Old High German brittila (plural) bridle
Words nearby bretelle
Breslau, Bresson, Brest, Brest Litovsk, Bretagne, bretelle, brethren, Breton, Breton lace, Brett, Bretton Woods Conference
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