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breastband

breastband noun: a strophium: a band worn around the breasts.

Noun

breastband (plural breastbands)

  1. A strophium: a band worn around the breasts.
  2. A band of canvas, attached to a ship's rigging, that provides support for the man heaving the lead in heavy weather.

Forms of breastband

pluralbreastbands

Origin of breastband

From breast + band.

Questions about breastband

What does breastband mean?
Breastband means a strophium: a band worn around the breasts.
What part of speech is breastband?
Breastband is a noun.
What is the plural of breastband?
The plural of breastband is breastbands.

Words near breastband in the dictionary

  1. breast-work
  2. Breasta
  3. breastapo
  4. breastaurant
  5. breastaurants
  6. breastband
  7. breastbands
  8. breastbeam
  9. breastbeams
  10. breastbone
  11. breastbones

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