shoulder strap

noun

a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.

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shoulder loop, shoulder pad, shoulder patch, shoulder presentation, shoulder season, shoulder strap, shoulder surfing, shoulder to shoulder, shoulder weapon, shoulder-girdle syndrome, shoulder-hand syndrome

Origin of shoulder strap

First recorded in 1680–90

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Examples from the Web for shoulder strap

If he has ever worn the shoulder-strap, he has learned the reprimand for its ill adjustment.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table|Oliver Wendell Holmes
A light would come into his eye, and he would seize hold of his victim by the shoulder-strap and heave and tug till it came off.
500 of the Best Cockney War Stories|Various
His uniform was torn to tatters in the back and elbows, and one shoulder-strap swung hither and thither on its torn fastening.
The Duel|A. I. Kuprin
Jean stared, stared and remained silent; but a moment later the candidate had seized him by the shoulder-strap.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 11|Friedrich Spielhagen

Privates had a grand ball to-night in Alabama Hotel to try to excel the shoulder-strap fizzle of Feb. 22.
An Artilleryman's Diary|Jenkin Lloyd Jones

British Dictionary definitions for shoulder strap

shoulder strap

noun

a strap over one or both of the shoulders, as to hold up a garment or to support a bag, etc

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shoulder strap

noun

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shoulder strap

noun