[suh-spen-der] 
| 1. | Usually, suspenders. Also called, especially British, braces. adjustable straps or bands worn over the shoulders with the ends buttoned or clipped to the waistband of a pair of trousers or a skirt to support it. |
| 2. | British. garter. |
| 3. | a hanging cable or chain in a suspension bridge connecting the deck with the suspension cable or chain. |
| 4. | a person or thing that suspends. |
[gahr-ter] | 1. | Also called, British, sock suspender, suspender. an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment. |
| 2. | a similar band worn to hold up a shirt sleeve. |
| 3. | a leather strap for passing through a loop at the back of a boot and buckling around the leg to keep the boot from slipping. |
| 4. | British.
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| 5. | to fasten with a garter. |
| sus·pend·er (sə-spěn'dər) n.
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