suspenders
/səˈspendəz/ noun [plural]Definition
FOR WOMEN UK (US garters) › pieces of elastic fixed to a belt that hold up a woman's stockings (= very thin pieces of clothing that cover a woman's foot and leg)
FOR TROUSERS US (UK braces) › two straps fixed to a pair of trousers that go over your shoulders and stop the trousers from falling down
(Definition of suspenders noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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