Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One, such as a hook, that suspends something else.
- noun An often elastic strap worn over the shoulders to support trousers.
- noun Chiefly British A garter.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which suspends or is suspended.
- noun One of the two straps worn for holding up trousers, etc.; one of a pair of braces: generally in the plural.
- noun A hanging basket or vase, as for flowers.
- noun One of a series of tanning-pits. See the quotation.
- noun One who remains in a state of suspense; a waverer.
- noun In Scotch law, he who secures a suspension (which see).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, suspends; esp., one of a pair of straps or braces worn over the shoulders, for holding up the trousers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Something or someone who
suspends . - noun US An item of apparel consisting of a strap worn over the shoulder and used hold up trousers. Called
braces in other parts of the world. - noun UK An item of apparel used to hold up a
sock or (now especially) astocking , such as agarter , or each of the fastening-straps attached to a corset or suspender belt.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Boy, oh boy! he could see what kind of suspender belt she was wearing.
Funeral In Berlin Deighton, Len, 1929- 1964
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I know a guy who uses the Dex (also back of the arm) and he clips the receiver to a 'suspender' of his bib shorts when cycling so he can look down and see it easily.
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The 'suspender' strips are a unique feature made possible by those deep, square armholes - I couldn't pass them up.
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Those really were some good, solid suspender clips that Cliché had gotten rich off of!
Bubble in the Bathtub Jo Nesbo 2011
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On the surface, times have indeed changed since the first movie introduced this slick, suspender-sporting embodiment of Reagan-era capitalism.
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The agency said the toll and fare increase would fund a new $33 billion, 10-year capital plan, which includes raising the Bayonne Bridge so that new, larger ships can fit underneath it, and replacing the 592 suspender ropes of the George Washington Bridge, both of which are estimated to cost $1 billion.
Port Authority Seeks Big Increases Sumathi Reddy 2011
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We are what we are -- half a brassiere, half a suspender.
George Heymont: Puttin' On The Glitz (Two Hot New Gay Movie Musicals) George Heymont 2011
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Among other things, he owned a whole heap of money, the patent for a suspender clip, a village full of hippos, a castle called Margarine, and a baroness named Juliette.
Bubble in the Bathtub Jo Nesbo 2011
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We are what we are -- half a brassiere, half a suspender.
George Heymont: Puttin' On The Glitz (Two Hot New Gay Movie Musicals) George Heymont 2011
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And poor Sean Connery will never live down the suspender-and-adult-diaper look.
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