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chin strap
noun
- 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chin strap1
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Example Sentences
She held her boyish hat by its chin strap and smiled happily as she fell in with the group.
Then she ventured: The chin strap, I suppose, is to keep your hat on, my man?
Tossing away his cigarette and tightening the chin-strap of his busby, he trotted out in front of his men.
It had a large overhanging crown with a welt, a chin-strap with a brass button on each side and a leather visor.
Maseden conserved the cigarette for another volume of smoke, and pulled down the chin-strap determinedly.
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