Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having no strap or straps, as a dress or an undergarment.
- noun A garment having no strap or straps.
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- adjective Without a
strap orstraps .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having no straps
- noun a woman's garment that exposes the shoulders and has no shoulder straps
Etymologies
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Examples
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As for the teenage girls who come to mass in strapless tops and miniskirts.
David L. Schindler criticizes Christopher West's work with TOTB 2009
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Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
More Weird Laws 2002
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In Florida, men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown
More Strange Laws 2002
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But the star product, in my opinion, was this clever solution to the "strapless" dilemma.
Sicily Scene 2009
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And as tolerance for the suits increased, a new-to-the-scene French star, the seventeen-year-old Brigitte Bardot, created a sensation in 1953 posing for photojournalists in her strapless floral bikini on the beach in the ritzy capital of European cinema, Cannes.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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And as tolerance for the suits increased, a new-to-the-scene French star, the seventeen-year-old Brigitte Bardot, created a sensation in 1953 posing for photojournalists in her strapless floral bikini on the beach in the ritzy capital of European cinema, Cannes.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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There was one other customer in the store -- a pretty woman in a strapless sundress.
BJ Gallagher: Cherie Meagher: Conscious Choices and Healthy Habits BJ Gallagher 2011
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You know, I had breast cancer and I'm still getting used to wearing strapless dresses again.'
BJ Gallagher: Cherie Meagher: Conscious Choices and Healthy Habits BJ Gallagher 2011
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There was one other customer in the store -- a pretty woman in a strapless sundress.
BJ Gallagher: Cherie Meagher: Conscious Choices and Healthy Habits BJ Gallagher 2011
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You know, I had breast cancer and I'm still getting used to wearing strapless dresses again.'
BJ Gallagher: Cherie Meagher: Conscious Choices and Healthy Habits BJ Gallagher 2011
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