gallus
- noun
- Archaic
:
tirantes
- He always wore his old-fashioned gallus to keep his trousers up.
Examples
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He wore a stylish pair of gallus with his trousers.
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My grandfather still prefers gallus instead of a belt.
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He always wore his old-fashioned gallus to keep his trousers up.
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The farmer adjusted his gallus before heading out to the fields.
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Do you know where I can find some galluses?
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My grandfather still prefers gallus instead of a belt.
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The farmer adjusted his gallus before heading out to the fields.
Synonyms
26
3.7
Stretchy straps worn over the shoulders to hold up trousers
23
3.0
Straps worn over the shoulders to hold up trousers
Compounds
- Specialized
A wild bird from Southeast Asia that is the ancestor of the domestic chicken
- Specialized
A group of birds that includes the domestic chicken and related wild species
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gallus is a Scottish word for the straps that 'hold up' trousers, what people call braces or suspenders. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine these straps 'hanging' the trousers, like the word gallows, though they are not related, so the hanging image links the old Scots name to the item's use.