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suspenders Noun, pl 1. a. elastic straps attached to a belt or corset, with fasteners for holding up women's stockings b. similar fasteners attached to garters for holding up men's socks 2. US & Canad also called (Brit): (braces) a pair of straps worn over the shoulders for holding up the trousers
 Translationssuspenders [səsˈpɛndəz] npl (BRIT) → ligas fpl; (US) → tirantes mpl suspenders [səsˈpɛndəz] suspend npl (Brit) → jarretelles fpl; (US) → bretelles fpl suspenders [səˈspɛndəz] npl (BRIT) → giarrettiere fpl; (US) → bretelle fpl How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They sat about the house most of the day as if it were Sunday; greasing their boots, mending their suspenders, plaiting whiplashes. I shall never forget the evening he brought home his street pedler's outfit of shoe-laces and suspenders, nor the time I went into the little corner grocery to make some purchase and had him wait on me. I stick the books inside my shirt, in front, under the suspenders. |
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