suspender
[ suh-spen-der ]
/ səˈspɛn dər /
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noun
Usually suspenders. Also called, especially British, braces. adjustable straps or bands worn over the shoulders with the ends buttoned or clipped to the waistband of a pair of trousers or a skirt to support it.
British. garter.
a hanging cable or chain in a suspension bridge connecting the deck with the suspension cable or chain.
a person or thing that suspends.
Nearby words
- suslov,
- suspect,
- suspend,
- suspended animation,
- suspended sentence,
- suspender belt,
- suspense,
- suspense account,
- suspenseful,
- suspenser
Origin of suspender
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suspender
/ (səˈspɛndə) /
noun
(often plural) British
- an elastic strap attached to a belt or corset having a fastener at the end, for holding up women's stockings
- a similar fastener attached to a garter worn by men in order to support socksUS and Canadian equivalent: garter
(plural) US and Canadian a pair of straps worn over the shoulders by men for holding up the trousersAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): braces
a person or thing that suspends, such as one of the vertical cables that carries the deck in a suspension bridge
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