shoulder strap

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noun

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

Origin of shoulder strap

First recorded in 1680–90

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Related Words for shoulder strap

braces, garters

Examples from the Web for shoulder strap

Historical Examples of shoulder strap

They are to be put in just one nail from the shoulder-strap.
The Ladies' Work-Table Book
Anonymous
What signifies the shoulder-strap if the sword is free and strong from the scabbard?
A Romance of the West Indies
Eugne Sue
If ever a man earned a shoulder-strap, you did at that fight.
Frank Before Vicksburg
Harry Castlemon
So I went, and asked the wearer of the shoulder-strap if he had been at the Dardanelles.
New Zealanders at Gallipoli
Major Fred Waite
One of them was a tall man with a crown and star on his shoulder-strap.
Now It Can Be Told
Philip Gibbs

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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