| 单词 | trouser brace |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrouser brace trouser brace n. either of a pair of straps of elastic, leather, etc., which pass over the shoulders and are fastened to the front and back of the waistband of a pair of trousers, in order to keep them up; (also, chiefly in plural) a pair of these in which the two straps fastening at the front are joined behind the back to a single strap which is then fastened to the back of the waistband; cf. brace n.2 9b. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > suspenders or braces for suspender1810 gallows1827 trouser brace1847 1847 Lady's Newspaper 17 Apr. 383/1 (advt.) Not Pair of Braces, but Brace. The Equi-Pollent Trouser Brace... Gentlemen who study to dress well must use this brace, which, being mathematically constructed, suspends the Trousers equally—behind as well as before. 1852 Blackburn Standard 27 Oct. A glove..and a trouser-brace were picked up on the spot... The prisoner, when apprehended, had but one brace to his trousers. 1943 W. H. Beveridge Pillars of Security xiii. 154 The finance of the Social Insurance Scheme is not rigid: it is elastic. The best trouser braces are elastic. 2018 Oxf. Mail (Nexis) 26 June He was wearing smart black trousers, a black short-sleeved shirt with a collar and a set of trouser braces featuring a distinctive orange line. < as lemmas |
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