chin strap
a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
a strap to support the chin in cosmetic facial treatment.
a strap on a bridle or halter that joins the throatlatch and noseband.
Origin of chin strap
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How to use chin strap in a sentence
She held her boyish hat by its chin strap and smiled happily as she fell in with the group.
The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong | Lillian GarisThen she ventured: The chin strap, I suppose, is to keep your hat on, my man?
Funny Stories Told By The Soldiers | Carleton B. CaseTossing away his cigarette and tightening the chin-strap of his busby, he trotted out in front of his men.
Fighting in Flanders | E. Alexander PowellIt had a large overhanging crown with a welt, a chin-strap with a brass button on each side and a leather visor.
Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army | Augustus MeyersMaseden conserved the cigarette for another volume of smoke, and pulled down the chin-strap determinedly.
His Unknown Wife | Louis Tracy
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