suspender

[ suh-spen-der ]

/ səˈspɛn dər /

noun

Usually suspenders. Also called, 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.

Origin of suspender

1515–25; 1800–10, Americanismfor def. 1; suspend + -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM suspender

sus·pend·er·less, adjective

Words nearby suspender

Suslov, suspect, suspend, suspended animation, suspended sentence, suspender, suspender belt, suspense, suspense account, suspenser, suspensible

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Example sentences from the Web for suspender

A plugged nickel and two suspender buttons, laughed Pep as a result of his explorations as Randy reappeared.
The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park|Victor Appleton
This makes a thick center and thin ends by which to attach the napkin to the suspender.
What a Young Woman Ought to Know|Mary Wood-Allen
In that case you can use a few feet of 30 German-silver wire and make connections to it with a suspender clip.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son|John Mills
The suspender of the larger copulative cell preserves its primitive form and becomes scarcely any larger.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke

He was the bully of our street—a towering rogue with red hair and one suspender.
Chimney-Pot Papers|Charles S. Brooks

British Dictionary definitions for suspender

suspender

/ (səˈspɛndə) /

noun

(often plural) British

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 socksUS and Canadian equivalent: garter

(plural) US and Canadian a pair of straps worn over the shoulders by men for holding up the trousersAlso 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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	suspender
释义	suspender [ suh-spen-der ] / səˈspɛn dər / noun Usually suspenders. Also called, 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. Origin of suspender 1515–25; 1800–10, Americanismfor def. 1; suspend + -er¹ OTHER WORDS FROM suspender sus·pend·er·less, adjective Words nearby suspender Suslov, suspect, suspend, suspended animation, suspended sentence, suspender, suspender belt, suspense, suspense account, suspenser, suspensible Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for suspender A plugged nickel and two suspender buttons, laughed Pep as a result of his explorations as Randy reappeared. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park\|Victor Appleton This makes a thick center and thin ends by which to attach the napkin to the suspender. What a Young Woman Ought to Know\|Mary Wood-Allen In that case you can use a few feet of 30 German-silver wire and make connections to it with a suspender clip. Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son\|John Mills The suspender of the larger copulative cell preserves its primitive form and becomes scarcely any larger. Fungi: Their Nature and Uses\|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke He was the bully of our street—a towering rogue with red hair and one suspender. Chimney-Pot Papers\|Charles S. Brooks British Dictionary definitions for suspender suspender / (səˈspɛndə) / noun (often plural) British 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 socksUS and Canadian equivalent: garter (plural) US and Canadian a pair of straps worn over the shoulders by men for holding up the trousersAlso 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to suspender bands, braces, garters, shoulder straps
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suspender

noun

Origin of suspender

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British Dictionary definitions for suspender

noun

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