strapless

[strap-lis]

strap·less

[strap-lis]
adjective
1.
without a strap or straps.
2.
designed and made without shoulder straps: a strapless evening gown; a strapless bra.

Origin:
1840–50; strap + -less
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Strapless is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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strapless (ˈstræplɪs)
 
adj
(of a woman's formal dress, brassiere, etc) without straps over the shoulders

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