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suspender
[ suh-spen-der ]
noun
- Usually suspenders. alsocalledcomma 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.
suspender
/ əˈɛԻə /
noun
- often plural
- 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 socks US and Canadian equivalentgarter
- plural a pair of straps worn over the shoulders by men for holding up the trousers Also 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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Origin of suspender1
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The character White played from 1989 to 1998 on the wholesome hit sitcom “Family Matters” defined the Black nerd for TV watchers: saddle shoes, suspenders, thick glasses, high, nasal voice.
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It was a racy variation on a schoolboy’s shorts, with suspenders rising between the cleavage.
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He had a shirt, trousers, socks, shoes, underwear, a necktie, and suspenders.
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A family of boys in suspenders appears; behind them are sandbags displaying paper targets with human outlines.
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He wore a white shirt with blue jeans held up by bright blue suspenders.
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