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Conceptual system
shoulder strap
Domain:  Garments
Subdomain (1st level):  Technical variations
Table:  Table 3
Noun phrase
Countable
Definition:  Shoulder strip of a sleeveless garment, cut in one with the garment or attached.
DCF, 1999
Context:  Beaded silk halter dress: dress in a string-tie halter style with shoulder straps and black beading at bust. Falls 24 inches from waist. Silk. Imported.
Fredericks of Hollywood, 2005
Attestation:  5
Contained in:  top (en), dress
Co-hyponyms:  panel, buttonhole, interfacing, interlining, slit, vent, overlap, lining, hem, dart, pleat, padding, pants cuff, shoulder pad, godet (en), hood
Hyperonyms:  technical variations
Variants:  strap
It:  spallina a sottoveste
Degree of reliability:  10
The Taunton Press, 2005