overstrap

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noun

A strap running above something.

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Meanings

nounoverstrap (plural overstraps)

plural overstraps

  1. A strap running above something.

    The traditional Indian sandals, with leather rings for the big toe and overstraps for the upper arch […]

    2013, Lynne Hume, The Religious Life of Dress: Global Fashion and Faith, page 106

Origin

From over- + strap.

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APA

overstrap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstrap

MLA

“overstrap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstrap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overstrap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstrap.

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