Meanings
nounbretelle (plural bretelles)
plural bretelles
- datedin pluralbraces; suspenders (to hold up trousers)
Origin
- Frenchbretelle
- Frenchbretelle
- Englishbretelle
Borrowed from French bretelle.
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APA
bretelle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bretelle
MLA
“bretelle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bretelle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bretelle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bretelle.
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