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overstrap

overstrap noun: a strap running above something.

Noun

overstrap (plural overstraps)

  1. A strap running above something.
    • The traditional Indian sandals, with leather rings for the big toe and overstraps for the upper arch […]2013, Lynne Hume, The Religious Life of Dress: Global Fashion and Faith, page 106

Forms of overstrap

pluraloverstraps

Origin of overstrap

From over- + strap.

Questions about overstrap

What does overstrap mean?
Overstrap means a strap running above something.
What part of speech is overstrap?
Overstrap is a noun.
What is the plural of overstrap?
The plural of overstrap is overstraps.

Words near overstrap in the dictionary

  1. overstrained
  2. overstraining
  3. overstraining disease
  4. overstrains
  5. Overstrand
  6. overstrap
  7. overstraps
  8. overstrata
  9. overstratification
  10. overstratified
  11. overstratifies

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