spaghetti strap

noun

: a very slender fabric shoulder strap

Examples of spaghetti strap in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Creative director Fausto Puglisi’s fall 2024 collection will be on display on the women’s floor with a selection of products including the Roar handbag in shades of white, black and green; spaghetti strap dresses; print jackets, and denim jeans. —

Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 23 July 2024 It can easily be dressed up or down and is just as comfortable as the spaghetti strap version. —

Amanda Randone, refinery29.com, 16 Jan. 2024 More rare vintage dresses ideal for the season include The Row’s black spaghetti strap evening gown (which doubles as a day dress) and Christian Dior’s silk slip dress (from the 2004 spring runway collection, designed by John Galliano). —

By Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 27 June 2024 Ross’s go-to pieces from the collection include the ribbed spaghetti strap dress. —

Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for spaghetti strap

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Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spaghetti strap was in 1972

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“Spaghetti strap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaghetti%20strap. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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