shoulder strap

noun shoulder straps · shoulder-strap · shoulderstrap

1. Each of the two short straps connected to the front and back of a garment (such as a dress) and going over the shoulders. Besides, in the original, unamended version of the portrait – the version the critics saw in the Salon – one of the shoulder straps was shown to be in a fallen state. (Mr. Fairbrother reproduces an engraving of the painting, made at the time, that documents the scandalous position of this shoulder s
2. Each of the narrow straps attached to the shoulders of a military tunic, especially the ornamental strap showing the corps and grade of an officer. […] Marshall-Cornwall observed from a ruined cottage[…], a position which enabled him to look down the length of the German trench and, with the aid of a powerful telescope, read the regimental numbers on the Germans' shoulderstraps.
3. A strap of leather or fabric, supporting a bag or other article when carried. Atlantic's Euro Back Brief, a kind of rucksack briefcase, is designed to remove the pain and strain of laptop lugging. It has two shoulder straps and is worn like a rucksack or baby-carrier, evenly and effortlessly distributing the burden of your weighty kit across both shoulders. You can also expos