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suspender

sus·pend·er [ sə spéndər ] (plural sus·pend·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. strap for holding up pants: a strap, usually made of elastic, worn over the shoulder and with a clip at either end to attach to pants so that they do not fall down ( usually used in the plural )

2. architecture something that lets something hang: something that allows something else to hang, e.g. one of the cables on a suspension bridge

3. U.K. dress 
Same as  garter (sense 2)


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