Definitions for suspenders
sus·penders

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1. suspendersnoun

   A pair of straps crossing one's shoulders and extending down to one's trousers, where a clip or button arrangement allows them to affix to the trousers, ensuring that they will not fall off. Braces.

2. suspendersnoun

   Small straps, attached to a suspender belt, that hold up a woman's stockings. Garters.

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1. Suspenders

   Suspenders (American English, Canadian English), or braces (British English, Australian English) are fabric or leather straps worn over the shoulders to hold up skirts or trousers. The straps may be elasticated, either entirely or only at attachment ends, and most straps are of woven cloth forming an X or Y shape at the back. Suspenders are typically attached to skirts and trousers with clips or buttons using leather tabs at the ends. In British English, a suspender belt, or suspenders for short, is a garment used to hold up stockings. This is called a garter belt in American English.

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1. Suspenders

   Suspenders or braces are fabric or leather straps worn over the shoulders to hold up trousers. Straps may be elasticated, either entirely or only at attachment ends and most straps are of woven cloth forming an X or Y shape at the back. Braces are typically attached to trousers with buttons using leather tabs at the ends or with clips. Outside the US the term suspenders or suspender belt refers to a garment used to hold up stockings, what in American English is called a garter belt.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suspenders

   An Americanism for trouser braces.

Anagrams for suspenders »

1. resuspends

How to pronounce suspenders?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of suspenders in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of suspenders in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of suspenders in a Sentence

1. Lynn Rusten:

   An overly ambitious approach will be unnecessarily risky, you can have the belt and suspenders, and start to lay the groundwork for a more ambitious agreement. But I don't think getting rid of the belt and suspenders enhances chances of getting the more ambitious agreement.

2. Eric Smith:

   It’s a belt-and-suspenders kind of approach. You just don’t want even minute leaks.

3. Sydney Smith:

   Correspondences are like small clothes before the invention of suspenders; it is impossible to keep them up.

4. Alden Abbott:

   I think it's safe to say it's an uphill climb, but as lawyers normally do, belt and suspenders approach, when in a suit against a public official or any lawsuit for tort, which is basically what this seems to be, you're going to put down any defense that you think might be successful, immunity is only one out of many, and I suspect they're going to put a lot more on the First Amendment and the lack of being able to prove incitement. ... So if (immunity) were the only defense it would be an uphill defense, but it's only one of many responses.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Suspenders
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspenders
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=suspenders
4. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=suspenders