[Sca-cooks] suspenders

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In a message dated 11/19/2001 11:51:15 PM Eastern Standard Time,
stefan at texas.net writes:


> Hmmm. I thought of baldrics, but those were used to hang swords not
> hold up pants. So, I'm afraid this is getting further off subject, but
> does anyone know when suspenders (ie: the straps that go over the
> shoulders to hold up pants, not the heraldic kind) first appear.
> Are they period?
>

Main Entry: sus·pend·er
Pronunciation: s&-'spen-d&r
Function: noun
Date: 1524
1 : one that suspends
2 : a device by which something may be suspended: as a : one of two
supporting bands worn across the shoulders to support trousers, skirt, or
belt — usually used in plural and often with pair b : British : a fastener
attached to a garment or garter to hold up a stocking or sock; also : a
device consisting of garter and fastener
- sus·pend·ered /-d&rd/ adjective

Would this do.
Annan