<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Usually suspenders; also called, especially British, braces.</li><li>adjustable straps or bands worn over the shoulders with the ends buttoned or clipped to the waistband of a pair of trousers or a skirt to support it.</li><li>British: garter.</li><li>a hanging cable or chain in a suspension bridge connecting the deck with the suspension cable or chain.</li><li>a person or thing that suspends.</li></ul>