strap : Idioms & Phrases


central american strap fern

  • noun fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina
    Central American strap fern; Campyloneurum augustifolium.
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chin strap

  • noun a strap attached to a hat; passes under the chin and holds the hat in place
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choke-strap

Choke"-strap` noun
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  1. (Saddlery) A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
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Eccentric strap

  • the ring, operating as a journal box, that encircles and receives motion from an eccentric; called also eccentric hoop.
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florida strap fern

  • noun common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay
    hart's-tongue fern; cow-tongue fern.
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narrow-leaved strap fern

  • noun fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina
    Central American strap fern; Campyloneurum augustifolium.
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Razor strap, ∨ razor strop

  • a strap or strop used in sharpening razors.
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Shoulder strap

  • noun a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
    strap.
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  • a strap worn on or over the shoulder. Specifically (Mil. & Naval), a narrow strap worn on the shoulder of a commissioned officer, indicating, by a suitable device, the rank he holds in the service. See Illust. in App.
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Stirrup leather, ∨ Stirrup strap

  • the strap which attaches a stirrup to the saddle. See Stirrup, 1.
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Strap bolt

  • a bolt of which one end is a flat bar of considerable length.
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strap fern

  • noun fern with long narrow strap-shaped leaves
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Strap head

  • (Mach.), a journal box, or pair of brasses, secured to the end of a connecting rod by a strap. See Illust. of Gib and key, under Gib.
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Strap hinge

  • noun a hinge with two long straps; one strap is fastened to the surface of a moving part (e.g., a door or lid) and the other is fastened to the adjacent stationary frame
    joint hinge.
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  • a hinge with long flaps by which it is fastened, as to a door or wall.
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Strap rail

  • (Railroads), a flat rail formerly used.
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strap-shaped

Strap"-shaped` adjective
Definitions
  1. Shaped like a strap; ligulate; as, a strap-shaped corolla.
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