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gallus

noun

elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) (Freq. 1)

• Syn: ↑brace, ↑suspender

• Derivationally related forms: ↑suspend (for: ↑suspender)

• Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form

• Hypernyms: ↑man's clothing

• Part Meronyms: ↑strap, ↑shoulder strap

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I. \\ˈgaləs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, cock; perhaps akin to Old Norse kalla to call — more at call

: a genus of birds (family Phasianidae) that consists of the common domestic fowl and related wild birds — see jungle fowl

II.

variant of gallows

III. \\ˈgaləs\ noun (-es)

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: alteration of gallows (I)

chiefly dialect : suspender 2a

worn close to the left-hand gallus — J.C.Furnas

— usually used in plural

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gallus

var. of gallows n.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.