SUSPENDER


Meaning of SUSPENDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ səspendə(r) ]

( suspenders)

1.

Suspenders are the fastenings which hold up a woman’s stockings. ( BRIT; in AM, use garters )

N-COUNT : usu pl

2.

Suspenders are a pair of straps that go over someone’s shoulders and are fastened to their trousers at the front and back to prevent the trousers from falling down. ( AM; in BRIT, use braces )

N-PLURAL : also a pair of N

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