strapless
Without a strap or strapsWithout a strap or straps; usually describing women's clothing without shoulder straps.
Recorded US: Speaker: Flame, not lame Recorder: Flame, not lame, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
» Mary wore a strapless dress to the party.
Maria trug auf der Feier ein trägerloses Kleid. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Examples
5 sentencesMary wore a strapless dress to the party.
deMaria trug auf der Feier ein trägerloses Kleid. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mary wore a strapless dress.
deMaria trug ein trägerloses Kleid. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I would like to buy a strapless dress.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Without a strap or straps; usually describing women's clothing without shoulder straps.
trägerlos
- having no straps
Origin
From strap + -less. The noun sense is by analogy of strap-on.From strap + -less. The noun sense is by analogy of strap-on.
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2 related wordsSee also
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